Fighting Against Procrastination(F.A.P.)

A learner’s guide of how not to wait until the last minute

A presentation by Muhammad Hafidh Al Mukmin

Content

• What is procrastination?• What are the bad effects to procrastination?• Several methods to overcome procrastination.

What is procrastination?

What is procrastination?

Let me tell you about procrastination… later

(you get the idea)

Bad effects of procrastination

• Unfinished tasks.• A stressful night before

deadlines.• Guiltful, self-loathing day

after (procrastinators will understand)

Methods to overcome procrastination

• To-Do List• Pomodoro Technique• Others

To-Do List

• Why make a list?• How to make it?

To-Do List : Why make a list?

• Often, you need to do several things in the same day.

• A to-do list gives you a clarity of things need to do, not simply what pops into your mind.

• It reminds you of deadline(s) and time limit(s) of the tasks you need to accomplish.

• It helps you prioritize tasks.

Make it in 6 easy steps:• DECIDE• WRITE• PLACE• DATE• ORGANIZE• PRIORITIZE

To-Do List : How to make it?

DECIDE

To-Do List : How to make it?

Decide the tasks you need to do for tomorrow.

WRITE

To-Do List : How to make it?

Write the list on the night before. Therefore, you’ll have an idea what to do first time in the morning.

PLACE

To-Do List : How to make it?

Place your lists on noticeable spots where you can see all the time.You also can make it as a Sticky Note on your computer.

DATE

To-Do List : How to make it?

Date your list (as a friend, of course :D).Put the deadlines for every task on the list so you have the idea how to allocate the time.

ORGANIZE

To-Do List : How to make it?

Organize it in a efficient way. You may put tasks that can be done simultaneously, or group things that needs to be done in one place.

PRIORITIZE

To-Do List : How to make it?

Prioritize things. It is suggested to do hard or unpleasant task first in the morning, so that you may move onto the next tasks with ease.

The Mnemonics

To-Do List : How to make it?

Frankly, I came up with something out of sudden.Let’s call this guy William.“Does William Prefer Dancing Over Planking?” may be a mnemonics for the steps:Decide, Write, Place, Date, Organize, and Prioritize

Podomoro Technique

• Literally means ‘tomato’.• Developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late

1980s.• The idea is short frequent breaks can

improve mental agility in doing tasks.

Podomoro Technique (cont)

• Decide your task.• Putting 5’ break after every 25’ work.• Take longer break after four pomodori.

Podomoro Technique (cont)

TIPS:• The time DOES NOT necessarily need to be

25 minutes (may be longer or shorter)• You DON’T HAVE TO buy the timer; use your

mobile phone timer or an app on your computer.

Create Your Own Method!

The methods and tricks mentioned earlier, despite being popular, may not be suitable for you. Why not make your own?

Even the pomodoro was once simply a student’s idea. Therefore I suggest you to experiment and creating your own method!

ReferencesMethods• How To Make A To Do List http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-To-Do-List• The Pomodoro Technique® http://pomodorotechnique.com/

Pictures• A pomodoro timer http://imagenes.es.sftcdn.net/blog/es//2012/06/pomodoro-timer.png• A pomodoro timer (cropped)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Il_pomodoro.jpg/220px-Il_pomodoro.jpg• Patrick’s To-Do List http://imgur.com/gallery/a8OU84y• To Do List

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8HfLPbR1n0M/VLREeYjL0pI/AAAAAAAAAb8/CxNo7Qn3vG0/s1600/To-Do%2BList.png• Procrastinators Association http://koehlerlaw.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Procrastination-Association1.jpg• Procastinators Flowchart https://neinursingonline.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/procrastination-flowchart-2.jpg• Procrastination: the longer you wait the worse it gets

http://www.personal.psu.edu/afr3/blogs/siowfa13/2013/09/21/procrastination.jpg• White Rabbit

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140609165524/disney/images/8/80/White_Rabbit_KHREC.png• Planking http://www.vectorea.com/tvx_uploads/5/753-planking-sign.jpg• Dancing http://www.irishculture.org/clientuploads/dancers1.jpg