Procrastination and Memory

ByAdmin July 25, 2021

Week- 3 Procrastination and Memory >>> learning How To Learn

Good learners always begin their learning sessions with excitement and enthusiasm for what they are about to do. (Think about this one–it’s a bit tricky!)

The PROCESS, not the product is what triggers the pain that causes you to procrastinate.

To prevent procrastination, you want to avoid concentrating on product. Instead, your attention should be on building processes. Processes relate to simple habits—habits that coincidentally allow you to do the unpleasant tasks that need to be done.

It is perfectly normal to start with a few negative feelings about beginning a learning session—even when it’s a subject you ordinarily like. It’s how you handle those feelings that matters.

Planning your quitting time is as important as planning your working time.

Save your most disliked task for last.

Writing the next day’s task list before you go to sleep enlists your “zombies” to help you accomplish the items on the list the next day.

You should put as many things as possible on your daily task list in order to motivate yourself to accomplish more.

It’s good to make notes in your planner/journal about what works and what doesn’t.

A quitting time isn’t important–the longer you work, the more work you will accomplish.

You should put as many things as possible on your daily task list in order to motivate yourself to accomplish more.

Planning your quitting time is as important as planning your working time.

Start early to allow plenty of time to master the subject material and to give yourself extra time on harder concepts.

Keep practicing the easy material instead of focusing on the harder material because it’s more comfortable to do this, and it will help you to enjoy your learning more.

Do all your studying in a single, lengthy session right before a major test.

Interleave your learning by alternating your practice with different types of problems–don’t waste study time by simply repeating the same technique over and over again.

Procrastination often gets an incorrect bad reputation. Instead, as explained in this week’s videos, it can often lead to a more fulfilling life.

As this week’s videos explained, it’s best to avoid procrastination by applying willpower at only one small point–your reaction to a procrastination cue. This is because willpower is actually a valuable mental resource and you don’t want to be using it up unnecessarily.

Procrastination can be triggered by feelings of discomfort involving something you’d rather not be doing–discomfort that can actually show up in the brain as feelings of physical pain.

Procrastination shares characteristics with addiction.

Procrastination is the key to success for famous tech leaders like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

Your ability to survive the Zombie Apocalypse (just like “The Walking Dead”)!

The mode your brain uses when you are fighting zombies.

It refers to the relaxed state your mind enters when you are performing common and habitual tasks. Examples of zombie states and habitual behavior include riding a bike, getting dressed in the morning, and being able to back your car out of a driveway (if you are familiar and comfortable with driving).

The tired state you feel when you’ve been working for many hours.

As stated in one of this week’s videos, you want to avoid focusing on a process because thinking about a process is frequently what triggers the pain that causes you to procrastinate.

“Product” refers to the outcome of a task. Examples of “product” include finishing a homework set or completing the writing of a report.

As the videos emphasized, “product” refers to being productive–to getting things done in a small amount of time to maximize your ability to go off and have fun.

The Pomodoro technique is effective because it helps you get into the flow of the process.

Keep rereading what you are trying to chunk—avoid recall.

Gain context for how and when to use this chunk by practicing.

Draw concept maps instead of testing yourself.

Focus on the information you want to chunk.

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Week- 3 Procrastination and Memory >>> learning How To Learn

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