I’m back on the Q&A kick and was moving down the line of your questions when I noticed this one from Mandy.
Mandy says:
lisi, u always give the best advice. i need time management help! i always have a project a teacher gives halfway through the year and i do it completely last minute. its so hard! and i dont know how to eliminate distractions because research on the internet gets me to go to youtube or something and then im wasting one hour of my homework time!! any advice??
Mandy, you know just how to ask me for advice. I couldn’t pass up your question, mainly because I feel your pain with this one. The struggle is all too real. It’s gotten even harder to stay on target and keep procrastination at bay when a lot of what you’re doing in school (and as a writer) has you researching online. What I’m going to propose to you might sound preposterous at first, but bear with me. Let these marinate for a while and see if they’re things you can try out.
1c) If neither of the above work, then take the old school route and do your research via books checked out from the library. Doing this has provided some invaluable research material for the Dirty Book Club that I’m currently writing.
2) GET CLEAR ABOUT YOUR DAILY GOALS – Whenever you sit down to work on a paper or a project, jot down specific goals you need to hit to complete it. Prioritize accordingly. The simpler the goals the better. It’s much easier to tackle smaller tasks like writing your thesis statement than to go head first into finishing a 15 page final paper.
3) DE-CLUTTER, REFLECT, REFOCUS – Take some time at the end of the night to clear all the clutter off your work space from that day so you can start fresh in the morning. Then think back on what you accomplished, what still needs some work and what you can do to hit your mark. By now, you’ll be on the right track.
I hope these tips help!
TTYW,
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Funnily enough, all of this is exactly what I do. Not a lot more (maybe, like, have a bit of food at my desk, or get up and do star jumps/go for a bike ride every now and again), and definitely not less. And I gotta say, it works ;D
You really do give the best advice, and this is an awesome post for school starting. Thank you!
Your so good at giving advice. I might come ask you one day.
MASSIE
Reblogged this on Charlie Deery | The Official Site and commented:
This post is literally one of my favorites! I love it! So you should read it too.
Thanks Charlie! xo
No problem, Lisi!
Thank you so much! This helped me a lot especially with school coming up! Love you lots