...Combat Procrastination with Time Management Daniel Orama COMM/215 12 November, 2012 Annie T. Oakes CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I certify that the attached paper is my original work. I am familiar with, and acknowledge my responsibilities which are part of, the University of Phoenix Student Code of Academic Integrity. I affirm that I have not submitted any portion of this paper to any previous course, and neither has anyone else. I have identified the sources of all information, whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased, all images, and all quotations with citations and reference listings. Along with citations and reference listings, I have used quotation marks to identify quotations of fewer than 40 words and have used block indentation for quotations of 40 or more words. Nothing in this assignment violates copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property laws. I further agree that my name typed on the line below is intended to have, and shall have, the same validity as my handwritten signature. Any assistance I received while producing this paper has been acknowledged in the References section. Student's signature (name typed here is equivalent to a signature): Daniel Orama Executive Summary Accomplishing work related tasks is what every employer expects from their employees. However, many times when tasks are not completed on time or at all, the majority of times it can be attributed to procrastination. Procrastination is a...
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...Chapter 1 Building a Paper: Explore ACTIVTIES TO DO AFTER READING Activities 1–3 (p. 5) Answers will vary. NOW YOU TRY (p. 7) Paraphrase 1: No. It does not have the same meaning; Paraphrase 2: Yes. NOW YOU TRY (p. 8) 1. Answers will vary. Possible answers: • People can become boring if they focus only on their work. • Things that seem attractive on the surface are not necessarily worthwhile. • People who ask for help are more likely to get it than those who don’t. 2. Answers will vary. NOW YOU TRY (p. 10) Answers may vary. Possible answers: 1. Often procrastination stems from real or imagined fear or worry/ that is focused not so much on the thing you are avoiding/ but its potential consequences. 2. a. Fear can cause procrastination. b. The fear isn’t based on the activity you don’t want to do. c. The fear comes from worrying about the results of the activity. 3. When we worry about the consequences of doing an activity, we may develop a fear about those results that causes us to procrastinate. ACTIVITIES TO PRACTICE PARAPHRASING Activity 1 (pp. 11-12) 1. Paraphrase 1: Not OK; Possible explanation: too close to original wording and sentence structure Paraphrase 2: OK 2. Paraphrase 1: Not OK; Possible explanation: meaning is changed (wording “rich individual countries” is unclear); Paraphrase 2: OK 3. Paraphrase 1: OK; Paraphrase 2: Not OK; Possible explanation: meaning is changed (“terrorize” has a different meaning than “threaten,” and “enslave”...
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...Academic Procrastination and Academic Achievement Luciano, Kristel Joy A. ABPsych 2-2 Introduction to Psychology Psych 125 Academic Procrastination and Academic Achievement Nowadays, procrastination has been a common phenomenon happening in our daily lives. This practice can be observe almost everywhere, in our home, at work, in different fields and especially at school. In this fast-paced era where everything seems to be moving quite rapidly. Some people find it difficult to manage their tasks and so they tend to result to procrastination. This practice can be observe most commonly in schools or universities especially on college students where the student needs to manage their time between tasks. Like studying for multiple tests, completing their assignments, reviewing for future quizzes, completing their term papers and projects and doing extracurricular activities which will determine their academic achievement or academic performance. Yet, students still engage themselves in delaying their tasks. This widespread phenomenon is also known as procrastination. Academic Procrastination According to Solomon and Rothlum (1984) The term procrastination is defined as the act of needlessly delaying tasks to the point of experiencing subjective discomfort or putting off that which is necessary...
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...The Thief of Time The Thief of Time Philosophical Essays on Procrastination Edited by Chrisoula Andreou Mark D. White 2010 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2010 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The thief of time: philosophical essays on procrastination / edited by Chrisoula Andreou and Mark D. White. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-19-537668-5 (hardback: alk. paper) 1. Procrastination. I. Andreou, Chrisoula. II. White, Mark D., 1971– BF637.P76T45 2010 128'.4—dc22 2009021750 987654321 Printed in the United States of...
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...Eat That Frog BY: Brian Tracy 1 Table of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1 .......................Set the Table Chapter 2 .......................Plan Every Day In Advance Chapter 3 .......................Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything Chapter 4 .......................Consider the Consequences Chapter 5 .......................Practice the ABCDE Method Continually Chapter 6 .......................Focus on Key Result Areas Chapter 7 .......................Obey the Law of Forced Efficiency Chapter 8 .......................Prepare Thoroughly Before You Begin Chapter 9 .......................Do Your Homework Chapter 10 .....................Leverage Your Special Talents Chapter 11 .....................Identify Your Key Constraints Chapter 12 .....................Take It One Oil Barrel At A Time Chapter 13 .....................Put the Pressure on Yourself Chapter 14 .....................Maximize Your Personal Power Chapter 15 .....................Motivate Yourself Into Action 2 Chapter 16 .....................Practice Creative Procrastination Chapter 17 .....................Do the Most Difficult Task First Chapter 18 .....................Slice and Dice the Task Chapter 19 .....................Create Large Chunks of Time Chapter 20 .....................Develop a Sense of Urgency Chapter 21 .....................Single Handle Every Task Putting It All Together 3 Preface Thank you for picking up this book. I hope these ideas help you as much as have helped...
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...<Definition of Procrastination> - To voluntarily delay an intended course of action despite expecting to be worse off for the delay. - Put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done. - To postpone doing something, especially as a regular practice. Milgram (1991) <Four components of procrastination> - A behavior sequence of postponement - Resulting in a substandard behavioral product - Involving a task that is perceived by the procrastinator as being important to perform - Resulting in a state of emotional upset <Procrastination Vs. Being Lazy> (they are different) - Early authors on the subject (e.g., Augustine of Hippo) tend to association procrastination with sin - Lazy: unwillingness to use effort, energy or apathy - Procrastination: active process of avoidance (fear, uncertainty, feeling uncomfortable) energy, focus and effort are misdirected to other tasks/ activities <Procrastination – Who dose it? > - Procrastination is an almost universal affliction, one that occurs in almost every culture and is reported as early as 800 BC The Romans and ancient Egyptians both had trouble with procrastination - It affects 95% of the population (Ellis & Knaus, 1977) - and approximately 20% of those chronically (Harriott & Ferrari, 1996) - 95% of undergraduates report that they procrastinate (5% lie) Problem areas: writing papers, studying for tests, keeping up with readings <Myths and Challenges of Procrastination> Myth...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction According to Ilda (2011) on her post to the website to Get Real Philippines!, Filipinos in general have the desire to be on a permanent state of euphoria or at least with being supposed to be a happy-go-lucky society no matter what circumstances they are in. Happy-go-lucky is a characteristic of a person in which he is optimistic on things around him, takes things lightly, and often smiles. Often, Filipinos get their smiles while watching television. According to the study of Sigmund Freud, watching television can cause absorption and imaginative involvement, a defense mechanism to escape one’s problems. Many people consider the hour of study, as very important. Student need to develop time management skills. They must realize that there is a time to be in a class, a time to study, time for family, and time to socialize. The critical issue is recognition that there must be an appropriate balance. The more appropriate question is, “How can students study more effectively?” The use of gadgets as phones, video games, computers, text messaging, television, music, ipod, and tablet can all decrease the ability the student to learn. Whatever is going on inside one’s mind is going to affect the study habits of the student. Television is a good tool to receive news and entertainment. However, owning a television causes problems, one of which is how to manage time that must be spent in watching T.V...
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...ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR CHAPTER 1 1) ______________________ is the outcome of certain external and internal forces a) Human growth b) Human behavior c) Biological progress d) None of these 2) In the S O B model for human actions, S stands for a) Stimulus b) Situations c) Style d) Status 3) According to B J Kolasa, ____________ are processed at our _______________ and converted to appropriate responses a) Food products, stomach b) Acids, intestines c) Stimuli, brain d) None of the above 4) Basis of human behavior is motivation. a) True b) False 5) The _____________________________ defines heredity as ‘the process by which characteristics are given from a parent to a child through the genes.’ a) Oxford Dictionary b) Harvard texts c) Cambridge International Dictionary d) Webster’s Dictionary CHAPTER 2 6) _______________________ is defined as an interdisciplinary behavioral science, studying phenomenon related to dynamics of an organization and their various human science. a) Human psychology b) Organisation behavior c) Human relations d) Organisation dynamics 7) An organization as a unit consists of social, technical and economic sub-units which co-ordinate human and material resources to achieve its goals. a) Yes b) No 8) _______________________ is another term used to denote Organisation behavior. a) Behavior science b) Circumstantial response c) Human relations d) Social responsibility 9) “Human relations...
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...TIME MANAGEMENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Have you ever found yourself bleary-eyed and strung out from too much coffee and too little sleep after pulling an "all nighter" right before the big biology test? Or did you ever want to kick yourself for putting off that history project your instructor told you about at the beginning of the semester so that you ended up throwing together 15 pages of "garbage" just to get the report in on time? Or how about the time your computer crashed when you were wordprocessing your English paper the night before it was due, and your teacher said that your reason was simply a new version of "the dog ate my paper" excuse and gave you an "F"? If you have done any of the things mentioned on the previous page, you are like most people. We all have the ability to put off until tomorrow the things that we know we should be working on today. It's human nature. Unfortunately, ineffective time management doesn't help us much, in college or outside of college. .............In "Time Management for College Students," we will give you some guidelines to help you better manage your time. On the assumption that people who want help managing their time probably don't HAVE a lot of it, the guidelines will be short and to the point. They aren't "magic pills" that will suddenly make you super efficient and well organized, but if you use them gradually to improve the way you organize you time, you will probably find that your life is a little less stressful and, with any...
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...Abstract The quantitative study of the researchers looked into the environment-centered and time-centered study habits of graduating CIHM students of the UPHSD-Las Pinas. Data were collected using validated self-made questionnaire and were analysed statistically. With overall average of 3.19 means that the CIHM students ‘Sometimes’ prefer environment-centered study habits. The indicator ‘I want to have a good light’ has the highest average of 3.35 which means that the CIHM students ‘Sometimes’ prefer to have a good light. Similarly, with overall average of 3.18 the CIHM students ‘Sometimes’ prefer time management-centered study habits. There is very low relationship between the general weighted average of CIHM students and their study habits, and this relationship is found to be not significant. When CIHM students are grouped according to their general weighted average, results show there are no significant differences in the environment-centered study habits of CIHM students; there are also no significant differences in time management-centered study habits of CIHM students; and, in general, there are no significant differences in the study habits of CIHM students. The researchers conclude that what the CIHM students preferred in their environment when they study, namely, a comfortable chair, a good light and a right room temperature, are exactly the same things that learners would prefer to have when they study. Temperature is as important as the light. No one can study...
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...MANILA, Philippines – AS A TEACHER for more than 20 years now, I believe that the most common problem of students is not bullying, cheating or drug abuse. Those three are insidious, but procrastination may be the most prevalent. Derived from the Latin roots pro (forward) and crastinus (tomorrow), procrastination has been in the Oxford English Dictionary since the mid-1500s. Procrastination is so widespread in schools that the novelist Eliyahu Goldratt dubbed it “student syndrome” in his book “Critical Chain.” Students who suffer from this syndrome delay doing a task until right before deadline. They work on a paper just before it is due and, for lack of time, often resort to cutting and pasting passages from other sources, without proper attribution. They cut classes to print out their papers and, when something goes awry, blame the printer, the ink cartridge, even the dog. Cramming Cramming is classic procrastination. A student we will call Ana failed a major test. She cried, “But I studied, I really did!” Yes, she did but this is how Ana and her friends tackled four chapters of more than a hundred pages. They listened to the lectures but did not take notes. Thinking they understood the lessons, they did not open the textbook for a month. At 7 p.m. before the exam, they held a group study at Ana’s house. “We did not sleep at all,” Ana wailed. “We studied for 12 hours straight, up to 7 a.m. the next morning.” They were shocked that they failed. I was shocked that they expected...
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...In addition, at least 2 theories, concepts and/or discussion points from the chapter must be briefly discussed in an effort to connect concepts from the ISO chapter to the student reflections Exercise 1-H (Reflection/Action Plan) This chapter focused on self-awareness – what it is, why it’s important, and how to acquire and increase the degree to which you possess it. Other elements that comprise the self, including personality, attitude, and emotional intelligence, were also discussed. Complete the following worksheet upon completing all reading and experiential activities for this chapter. 1. The one or two areas in which I am most strong are: Self-awareness is one of the key concept to boost self confidence in ourselves and also to encourage ourselves to face the outer world, person, situation and other things. The areas which I’m strong on when it comes to self-awareness would be attitudes and also personality. Attitude which I possess in my personal life and in professional life differs according to the surroundings. In my personal opinion attitude is an easiest way to judge a person. The way we perceive things and reflect towards certain issues, person, situation matters the most. Taking care of our attitude helps ourselves to improve the relationship built with others such as family, friends, colleagues, manager and so on. Personality is another area which I hold strong to. Personality also plays important role in our daily life, it determines how we interrelate...
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...To: Dr. C. Blaszczynski From: Date: March 3, 2014 Subject: Completed Analytical Report describing effective strategies, skills, and behaviors for career success. Here is the report you requested on January 6, 2014, describing strategies, skills, and behaviors needed to have a successful career success. Data gathered from books and scholarly journals, support the conclusion that the strategies, skills and behaviors analyzed play an important role in obtaining and maintaining a successful career. Please call on us if we can answer any questions for you. We are glad that you gave us the opportunity to do this report for you, Dr. Blaszczynski, because we found it to be both informative and pleasant. Attachment TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………………………………………………. v INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………………….1 Statement of the Problem …………………………………………………………….1 Background Information ………………………………………………………………1 Purpose of the Study ………………………………………………………………….2 Scope and Limitations ………………………………………………………………...2 Methods of Research …………………………………………………………………2 Definition of Terms …………………………………………………………………….3 FINDINGS ……………………………………………………………………………………….4 Strategies ………………………………………………………………………………...
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...0033-2909/07/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.133.1.65 The Nature of Procrastination: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review of Quintessential Self-Regulatory Failure Piers Steel University of Calgary Procrastination is a prevalent and pernicious form of self-regulatory failure that is not entirely understood. Hence, the relevant conceptual, theoretical, and empirical work is reviewed, drawing upon correlational, experimental, and qualitative findings. A meta-analysis of procrastination’s possible causes and effects, based on 691 correlations, reveals that neuroticism, rebelliousness, and sensation seeking show only a weak connection. Strong and consistent predictors of procrastination were task aversiveness, task delay, selfefficacy, and impulsiveness, as well as conscientiousness and its facets of self-control, distractibility, organization, and achievement motivation. These effects prove consistent with temporal motivation theory, an integrative hybrid of expectancy theory and hyperbolic discounting. Continued research into procrastination should not be delayed, especially because its prevalence appears to be growing. Keywords: procrastination, irrational delay, pathological decision making, meta-analysis Procrastination is extremely prevalent. Although virtually all of us have at least dallied with dallying, some have made it a way of life. Estimates indicate that 80%–95% of college students engage in procrastination (Ellis & Knaus, 1977; O’Brien, 2002), approximately 75% consider...
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...Dr. Hodges Study Guide- 3 essay questions and 38 multiple choice and/or T/F Possible Essay Topics Please identify 2 rape myths. Tell why these are myths instead of truth. (See Chapter 9) 1. What are 3 ways of coping with stress? (As discussed in class) * change stressor * change how you think about the stressor * distraction/procrastination 2. Why might a victim of domestic violence stay with their partner? (List 3 reasons) * Love * Fear * Economic Dependence * Children 3. What are the differences between sex, gender and gender expression? Explain. ( See chapter 9) * Sex: is biological. It is what you were born male/female * Gender: is the psychological as well as roles and behaviors * Gender expression: how one expresses themselves to the world Multiple choice and T/F (See chapters 9-11; pages 399-482) 1. Definitions of sex, gender and gender expression 2. Understanding social construction of gender * Society shapes the idea of men/women * Is it biological/ societal 3. Differences between men/women (see page 407) * Review bullet points 4. Sexual Harrassment (see page 412) * define quid pro quo * hostile work place * if being harassed must tell someone in authority * don’t need to show proof * ie. no promotion, demoted 5. Rape/sexual assault * why is it under reported * ie. embarrassment, stigma, shame, fault, justice system 6. 3 therories of rape/ why rape happens...
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