blow your tutor

Hmm.... smells like fresh vagina in here!

I always procrastinate as well - but now i'm home, the swastika's are flying and the sisters engaged to a chav, work is looking like a lovely escapism!
I find a good way to do it is to break it up into 5 equal parts and take lengthy breaks between doing the parts!

You could of course, as the majority suggests, blow your tutor.

yeah we r adam cos its that huge

i heard theres a small village up there 2, they've reported been sucked in2 the black hole of the universe but havent been found yet

It's like waving a cocktail sausage down briggate..

As regards procrastination..I would like to awards myself a prize for being so good at it..I really can't motivate myself to work up until the last minute and I know I have to get it in...Once I get into it it's fine but I just don't go and do it.. Why god, why?! There's always something else to do for just 10 mins or 5 mins or till tomorrow..and then u realise uve only got 2 hours 2 get it finished.. Every time I hand something in on time I feel very impressed with myself.. I've always been like that.. Just call me lame. It's very hard to break a habit like wasting time...it's certainly all i know.

Hi Shymike.

Everyone struggles with your problem of procrastinating their work. So don't feel alone! Sometimes it is only the final deadline that motivates students to get something done...but just a day or a few days before the deadline. You are using the pressure of the deadline to get it done.

But there are other ways of motivating yourself to start work earlier. People have different ways of doing this. Try breaking your essay down into smaller chunks that are more manageable. For example:-

1) Brainstrom what you already know of the subject
2) Identify what you don't know and need to find out.
3) Find books and articles that fill the gaps in your knowledge.
4) Divide books and articles into high, medium and low priority for reading.
5) Read high priority items first then medium and then low prioirty.
6) Make notes that are relevant to your essay only.
7) Re-draft your essay plan from your updated knowledge of the subject
8) Draft each paragraph...you can re-edit later so there's no need to perfect!
9) Get feedback on your essay from a friend or tutor if there's time left!
10) Re-read books for additional notes if appropriate.
11) Write the final draft of your essay.
12) Check for good spelling and grammer.
13) Don't forget the reference list!

Also, some people break down the stage of reading books into:- skimming and then thorough reading. But only thoroughly read the most important paragraphs and sections of the journal articles and books.

Once you have realised the different sections required for your essay, then allocate them a slot of time in your timetable...and be realistic! How long will it really take read the books? etc. Rewarding yourself for finishing each sub-task will give you the motivation to do it.

Different rewards:- Make yourself a tea or coffee, watch the tv for a bit, go for a walk, go for a drink in the pub with your mates, phone your friend, etc. Perhaps treat yourself to chocolate or your favourite meal. Rewards are a more pleasant way of motivating yourself do the work rather than relying on the final deadline to force yourself to do it.

For more help and techniques visit the skills website. www.leeds.ac.uk/skillscentre

Good luck with it!
Ben.

Well done Mike!

I know which module you're talking about. There's lots of other Geographers having to do that work for the 24th December at midnight. It was a bit mean of him wasn't it?

I don't know what John looks like. But are there any Geography lecturers you would want to blow?! lol. i certainly can't think of any. Anyway, have a great xmas! You can rest and relax now.

Best wishes,
Ben.
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payin sum1 else 2do ya own dirty work, nice

procrastination is the art of doing everything and yet doing nothing. it's about making a meal of the little things and generally avoiding the important things.

and i didn't pay him. he did it of his own accord in the disabled toilets in the shakin stevens building.

and x-ray dave must be the only person under 67 to get ****ed on egg-nog at christmas! you still comin to chris's for new year BTW?

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ARGH!!! sorry, if this is the wrong thread, but i have to vent my frustration somewhere! i have done NO revision yet, yes i repeat NO revision, one more time, NO revision. and i really should but im just too lazy, i guess thats procrastination. still not quite sure what it means tho. and what is egg nog? isnt it like an american thing they have instead of milk at xmas or somet. heard it once in the simpsons, and prob friends, and still dont know what it is! is it nice?! sounds vile tbf.

any.hoo

xx

ooh, yeh, lets turn this into the 'who-knows-what-the-hell-eggnog-is" thread instead of the procrastintion oh however you spell it thread. mmmm cheese and egg, tho not in a drink. ming. nog? sounds like something off harry potter. an ugly something, which would explain eggnog, as in egging a nog, tho not entirely sure you could drink it or if this has anything to do with eggnog really. oh dear, im babbling again. hmmmm. when should i have stopped?

xx

nog n. - 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface 2: a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it

sounds like an, erm, a treat of a drink. does your throad hurt, dave?

****, there's me forgetting you're a well hard super hero who eats nails for breakfast ;)

Snap.

I'm surfing rather than typin!! I really need to finish this essay, but no doubt I'll not finish it till gone midnight after another 7 hours of procrastination, coronation street and digital spy.

Oh dear.....

And I have exams too!! Darn!

John x

is it not student loan time soon I hear the shops calling me

Ive done bugger all work as well, and my flatmates are being geeky and making me look bad, im not sure if its me whos odd or them... probably them

I went to get an eggnog late at starbucks once, hoping that i'd have alcohol in it. I get free starbucks a lot because I know the people that work there, so got a grande (otherwise known as HUGE). It was like a pint of eggnog. I don't know what i was doing drinking all that, but i did.

Felt kind of sick afterwards; then had to do Christmas shopping. Mad.

And yet I still, despite gorging over Christmas, managed to loose weight over Christmas.
I don't know how!

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Originally posted by: PatrickT
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And yet I still, despite gorging over Christmas, managed to loose weight over Christmas.
I don't know how!"

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*Gives evil looks to Patrick*

ARRRGGGGHHHH!!

i lost weight over christmas, and i must have eaten more mince pies than adam.

i'm being 'observed' next week in school. twice. fuçk. they have the power to remove me from school with immediate effect if the lesson goes rather badly. and they've chosen to observe the worst ever class in the history of humankind.

minimum wage here we come...