Procrastination keep each other accountable.

I don't have any goals today besides stay awake throughout class today. Ughhh 9-4 today.

hahaha I like all the posts if anything this can be a fun thread. I have a hard time staying committed to posting on here. I am still struggling with what I have coming up.

I got an extension on my essay that was supposed to be due Friday, because my prof has taken forever getting our past essays back. I will ask him tomorrow on exactly when he wants it.

I have a Bio final Saturday that I'm kind of freaked out about, but anyways here's my new plan.

I also have the English Final on the 10th.

Tonight:
-have units 1-5 understood well for bio(still units 6-12 left lol)
-re read my play that I'm writing the essay on and make note of quotes that I can use, also pick an essay for my secondary source in the essay.

Tomorrow:
-get units 6-8 well understood in bio
-make rough draft for essay, this will have to be rushed so it will be bad lol

Well lets hope I can do this and life should be a little easier lol.

Final projects are due next week! Next week!

Paper is started. Books are read but overburdened with loads of Post-Its because whenever I read a quote that was remotely relevant, I'd note it. As a result, I have several dozens of notes with no real system to determine which will be useful and which will not.

Cutting a lot of material I should be including in my web page because I just want it done. Making web sites is not fun: it takes an hour to insert a paragraph that I should just simply be able to type in like I can on Microsoft Office. Kudos to those of you who are more technically able and more patient.

And I couldn't communicate with the practicum coordinator for next semester because the whole campus was shut down for Thanksgiving.

It doesn't help that my current mood is brain-dead. I don't want to do anything. I don't want to work. I don't want to socialize. I just want to stay at home and read and not have any obligations.

PS. Sorry, I'm especially crotchety today. I've made a few other crotchety posts today, and I'm sure you're all sick of me. Thanks for listening.

This is a place to vent and have people listen, so don't worry about seeming like a downer. I know finding the motivation is very difficult, but maybe you can try giving short term rewards for small amounts of work completed. Like if you do a half hour of work then you get to read for 20 minutes.

I finished the lab. Now I have to hand it in later this morning. After that I am going to stay at the university and work on my research methods assignment. Hopefully I will have half of it done by this afternoon.

Way to go!! Keep it up!!!

I had a long sleep and so I didn't get started on my schoolwork until late today. I am towards the end of unit 6 in bio. I have found out that I can hand my essay in by the final for English which is on next Tuesday, so I have some time for that.

For tonight I need to get through units 6-8 though. Unit 6 is definitely the toughest, so hopefully the next 2 won't be too bad. Also I would like to have everything at least prepped to get my essay going tonight.

Good luck everyone!!!

I like this thread. It is motivating.

My task for today is to get my research methods assignment done.

Yesterday, I went to see the professor. There was a long lineup to see her, but I am happy I waited (45 minutes). She clarified the two questions I misunderstood. What a relief! Now, I know exactly what I am doing.

Davie, how did the biology review go?

Thank you for this thread. I am behind due to procrastination and due to external circumstances with my Dad. I desperately need to get caught up and be accountable. Finals are Dec 16th & Dec 17th. My goal is to get caught up in the next week with homework and projects before he comes home Dec 12th so all I have to do is study then for the few days before finals.

Goal today: Math homework. Finish last to sections in chapter 7: 7.4, 7.6. Ideally start on first section in Chapter 8.

Other than one appointment and going to see Dad, have all day. No excuses and no distractions.

Fresia that sounds like a good plan. Honestly I am still making the mistake of expecting myself to complete so much in one day, this is what often times makes me procrastinate.

Today I will try to finish studying for photosynthesis(close to finishing) another 45 minutes, work on cell division for 2 hours and a small unit of importance of sexual reproduction for 1 hour. If I don't have these understood in the time I'm going for it's okay. At least I will have them somewhat understood.

final is Saturday at 2pm

I also want to get started on a rough draft for an essay due on Tuesday next week. I've been getting help from writing help for my essays which has led to pretty good grades, but this one is worth the most at 20% and I will likely only get a small amount of help which is worrying me.

I will spend 2 hours on the essay for the rest of today.

I like using time on these as this way if I don't complete a unit I won't get stuck on it and will allow myself to move on.

I understand what you mean about unrealistic expectations. So today, it is more feasible to try to only get two sections done in a chapter and finish the art project.

I completed the art project, which was a good feeling because I was dreading it. However, I got waylaid with math as some things came up for Dad; it is so much easier to put off the math and is not good getting so much further and further behind. The good news is that the Prof moved the due dates for the homework and quizzes to the actual last day of class on the 23rd, despite the final being moved up to the 16th; so at least there is more time. The goal this morning before classes is to do one section at least. Going to start more realistic and telling myself that it won't be as bad as I think it is; I just need to get started. One problem at a time.

The other day, I managed to get three math sections done instead of one surprisingly. Yesterday got overwhelmed with too much other stuff, but did meet with the tutor to prepare for the test on a practice exam so all was not lost for math.

Today, the goal is one math section, and see where that goes; and to finish my final art project, which shouldn't take too much time, I hope.

Awesome!!! I'm glad your keeping this thread going. I got caught up in so much school stuff that I forgot to post here. I finished my English Final yesterday and I have 10 days until my stats final which is my last final. Today I organized a bunch of stuff in my house and got some things I needed.

I did okay on my English and Bio Finals, and the Stats final I would like to do really well on. I am starting crossfit today with an intro class. After the class I will do at least 2 hours of work on stats .

I will update tonight on if I did it.

Congrats on getting through the two finals! Two down and almost done, that must be a good feeling. Wishing you well on studying for the stats!

I am finished my final art project last night, which is a relief since it is due Tuesday. I still have so much math to do and am thinking the goal of getting all the homework and quizzes done before the exam on the 16th is not going to happen. It technically is not due now until the 23rd so at least there is time for credit but will not help me prepare for the exam. I have to face the facts; I can only do so much and am doing what I can. I have time this morning before I meet with the tutor at 11:00, and more time this afternoon and this weekend. Perhaps it will go better than I think. Here's to hoping.

Sounds good Fresia, don't stress if you don't get everything figured out. Just do your best and whatever the outcome it's all good .

I did about 5 hours of stats yesterday, mostly refreshing myself on a lot. Today I am going to finish going over the last test, and then I will begin going through the last 4 lectures that I missed, because I was busy with bio and english.

I will try to remember to report back tonight.

I went through the last test and went through lecture 11 and most of 12. Tomorrow my goal is to have lectures 11-13 understood well.

It sounds like you are making some great progress on your stats. Keep it up!

Thank you for the encouraging words. I spent all day yesterday and met with the tutor on the math. I am meeting with him again today and unfortunately learned he is going on vacation for Christmas on the 18th and can only meet again on Tuesday after today.

The problem I am finding is with the online math program itself for the homework and quizzes. The prof has it set up that you have to get at least 70% in a section before proceeding to the next, even onto another chapter that is completely unrelated to this one. I am terrible in chapter 8 but I understand chapter 11, but I cannot get there, nowhere near it to at least get it done. I am so screwed as time is running out. Panic is setting in and taking steps to calm down each time I get stuck, but is so frustrating. I can understand having this grading system within a chapter for progress but not when the chapters are not related. I cannot wait for the course reviews at the end of the semester.

Meanwhile, goal today: taking actual laptop to work online with the tutor to try and make better headway in the sections, have him with me as I go through the homework. Perhaps it will make more sense this way, explain as go.

Good luck with stats, when is your exam?

Sorry Freisa I kept forgetting about this thread with some life distractions. I'm curious how all your exams went? Mine went better than expected... I think.

I will try my absolute best to keep this thread going for the beginning of the next term. I'm going to set multiple reminders so I don't forget lol.

I hope all your exams went well, Davie08.

I ended up with everything going on with Dad having to take an incomplete in my course. There was no way I could get all the homework and quizzes done in time to be prepared for the final. The professor gave me until Jan 10th to get it all done, which was appreciated. So if you don't mind, though it is the break for everyone else, I will still be using this to keep myself accountable over the next two weeks.

* I have 9 homework assignments, three quizzes, and a final to take.
** My goal today given all the appointments Dad has is to get at least one assignment done; if more that will be great but must be at least one.

That's more than fine Fresia. Good luck on the one assignment . I'll try to keep coming back regularly to see how things are going for you.

I might as well actually use this for other goals to.

Today I got a couple goals done, but some other goals include: taking the garbage out and reading a chapter from this book on listening better, than completing the exercise on it.

Well I accomplished my small list of goals for the day

I am having a rough time with this one section and cannot seem to get through it. I picked up some more resources at the library Tuesday that hopefully will help today when I tackle it. I am trying not to panic and just praying that all the rest of the sections do not turn out to be as difficult as this one is.

Goal: get through section 8.3, and a quiz from an earlier chapter.

good plan . I got my textbooks and begin classes on Monday, but I want to make sure I have the readings of what chapters will be covered in the lectures before we do them. On monday I have a History lecture on the french revolution and I will attempt to get the reading for the french revolution done before class. I have sociology and psychology on tuesday, and I will read chapter 1 in psychology as that's what will be covered, and for sociology are syllabus hasn't been released, so I don't know yet.

Goals:
Friday-read pages 550-583 for history
Saturday- read first chapter of psychology
Sunday- read whatever I have to read for sociology

Best of wishes with your new classes!

I had a banner day. It finally clicked and figured out chapter 8.3, even made it through 8.4 & 8.5 yesterday.

Goal today: Two more sections of chapter 8 as I have appointments and snow shoveling to do. 4 feet so far and still coming. Yikes.