SYAC W4

What is procrastination?

• Delaying tasks until the last minute or past their deadline

• Being voluntarily unwilling to exert necessary effort

• Delaying things intentionally for good reasons, in a way that’s expected to lead to positive outcomes

• Doing things without delay or at the appropriate time

What is an example of: Unrealistic optimism (in the sense of procrastination)

• I have made a plan for the future.

• I don’t want to be the first one ending our coffee break.

• I can always do the resits.

• There is no use in worrying about it, it’s already too late to start.

What is self-handicapping?

• Providing an excuse before a task in anticipation of failure

• Actively sabotaging one's own performance for fear of failure

• Self-presentation strategy defined by feigned performance or false claims of inability

• Postponing something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so

What is the Pomodoro Technique?

• Studying together with someone

• Creating a list prioritizing your tasks

• Dividing up study time with breaks and a timer

• Something related to tomatoes?

What is The Five-minute plan?

• Taking 5 minute study breaks every 30 minutes

• Creating a plan for 5 minutes before studying

• Creating a summary for 5 minutes

• Only studying for 5 minutes and seeing if you like it

Week 2! What is the lecture note method that was discussed

• The 4 Ws

• Topic Comment Method

• Concept maps

• NLP Anchoring