【博客推荐】第1波 - How to Remedy Procrastination and Bad Time Management

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How to Remedy Procrastination and Bad Time Management
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其中有一篇....挺有启发性的...于是贴过来..大意是将论文分成几个小目标来实现
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http://www.yourwebprosperity.com ... ad-time-management/

原文:
I got an email today from one of my list members asking a question about how to improve his time management.  He’s a Doctoral student and finds himself procrastinating a whole lot, which causes him to have less-than-stellar results in his research and studies.

Normally, I would just respond and leave it at that, but I thought other people could benefit from this answer.
Remember to leave a comment below and let me know if this is useful to you!

ALI’S QUESTION:

Right now I am a researcher in university and I will start my PhD here on Sept.
I’m addicted to internet and checking my emails and doing some unnecessary issues in internet.

Therefore I couldn’t spend enough time to read the books. I just collect the needed information without referring them to read.so, at the last seconds I do all tasks in mediocre and finally, I have mediocre results.

My results are not bad but I know that It could be better and better.
I don’t know how can I change my bad manners.

Regards
Ali

MY RESPONSE:

Hey Ali,

An easy way to remedy this is to set goals, and milestones.

Pick a goal for your studies.  Then, cut it into milestones, or separate tasks that would get you to your goal.  Finally, determine how long it takes to do each task, and plan accordingly.

As an example:

Goal: write 20-page research paper on topic X
Milestones:
1. Collect pertinent research on topic X. Review research and write up 5 possible theses.
2. Begin to organize chapters.
3. Write chapter 1…
4. Write chapter 2…
(all chapters)
5. Select final thesis, write intro.
6. Re-read and revise.
7. Edit & publish.

Time to complete each task:
1. 5 hours
2. 2 hours
3. 2 hours
4. 3 hours
5. 2 hours
6. 1 hour
7. 2 hours

TOTAL: 17 hours.

Today’s date: June 21, 2010
Due date: July 30, 2010
Weeks left: 6
# hours needed on a weekly basis: 17/6 = approximately 2.8, or 3 hours.
Doesn’t seem like much, does it?

That’s it!  Then you only need to set aside 3 hours per week to focus on this work.  You can do that every Monday from 3-6, every Wednesday, or whenever you just want to sit down and focus.  Get it done before anything else, and then continue to do fun things, like surfing the net or checking your emails.

You can use this for anything. For instance, I use this method for my online business.  I set goals for different projects, and I make sure I can reach them by separating big things into little tasks that can actually be completed in a few hours.  Sure makes things easier to deal with, and gets rid of the overwhelm you often get with large projects that causes you to procrastinate.

Hope that helps!!

Liane


哈哈..我觉得对我挺有指导性意义的...希望对大家也有用

有好的资源，这个帖子为啥没人顶啊

有好的资源，这个帖子为啥没人顶啊
chuck1212 发表于 2011-7-14 14:50

    因为大家都有procrastination但是都在逃避这个问题。。

这个问题的确要早点重视，有效克服，才能有高效。
谢谢lz的资源了

因为大家都有procrastination但是都在逃避这个问题。。
RehsuR 发表于 2011-7-15 05:45

是啊  就算某段时间有进步但是还会间歇性发作

有好的资源，这个帖子为啥没人顶啊
chuck1212 发表于 2011-7-15 04:50

哈哈谢谢顶