[nabs-l] attention span and concentration

[Mary Fernandez]

Gosh, I go to Emory University. AKA, The Harvard of the South, and
everyone in this place has that problem. I procrastinate like there's
no tomorrow. Well, like there's a tomorrow in which I can get all my
work done. I joke with my friends that our moto should be, why do
today what you can do tomorrow? And this is a universal problem with
college students, everyone i know procrastinates. Sometimes, it just
takes discipline. What is it that distracts you? If it is like
facebook, then just log off the internet. Physically unplug your
ethernet cable, or disconnect from your wireless network. Sometimes
you just have to be really firm with yourself, and say, this needs to
get done right now. But it is really difficult. I'm not sure what
helps, since for me, sometimes I just have to do things, and not stop
until I finish because I know if I do, I will not get to it right
away.
Mary

On 4/30/09, Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca> wrote:
> Hi NABS,
> I'm sitting here writing this to you after an entire day has passed with
> little work done. I have a million things to do in the next week, and need
> every minute of the time I have, but can't seem to stay focussed on a task
> for any length of time. My mind wanders too much or I find something else to
> do, often less urgent, to occupy my time. Any suggestions of things to do
> that would make focussing on one given task, and being motivated to do that
> task, easier for me?
> Thank you very much,
> Sarah
>
>
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