AGRI 195 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Buddy System, Procrastination
23 Jan 2018
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Procrastination is the no. 1 issue for students, especially after midterm - feeling overwhelmed, cant manage their time. Definition - putting off something you have to do. Different from delaying ( for delaying, if works for you. Although overwhelmed, still have a lot of free time, the more unstructured time you have, the less you will procrastinate. Behaviors (procrastinating strategy) - cleaning, holiday myths, inspiration, contingencies, tomorrow paradigm, need more info, worry/ignore, internet, cooking. Mcgill student - more harsh to themselves (do the survey) Procrastination: more to behaviours, not only about academics. Used to be seen as only a time management problem, also about the way people see things. Fear of: failure / success / being controlled / separation / attachment. Failure is probably the biggest problem in mcgill. Procrastination can be a reason for failures - not to test your true potential (easier to take that you are just a poor time manager)
