We’ve all been there, right? A coursework due in a week but no desire to start working on it. If you happen to study a similar course to mine (English Literature), where every single essay requires hours and hours of work to turn out any good, then these tips are for you! Simply put, i wouldn’t be able to finish University without these🤣
And just remember, even if one of them doesn’t work for you, the rest of them most likely will🤗
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Plan your learning activities in advance. At the beginning of the semester, make an individual program, which will indicate the main tasks and deadlines for their completion. At the same time, go from the most important tasks to smaller ones.
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Divide any big goal into small parts. I call it the art of small steps. The psyche is often frightened by a large and seemingly unattainable goal. Split the big target into small ones. Praise yourself for completing each of them, thereby creating an impulse to achieve the final goal - a finished essay, presentation, etc.
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Identify and keep your true desires and goals in focus so that they ignite and motivate you to acquire new skills. For example, remind yourself that a successful study is the path to your dream job, and a timely exam is an opportunity to go on a trip with friends.
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Set aside a time when you put your phone on airplane mode and devote yourself only to business.
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Find a motive for handing over the subject. For example, when I try to convince myself to continue working on an essay, I give myself a basic motive: I don’t want to waste time preparing for a resit later. Not only it’s more annoying and stressful, but would also require more energy and time.
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Defeat the fear of a clean slate. For example, you need to write a term paper. Make out the title page, make a plan, an approximate list of references — and look at this, three pages are already good to go!
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Promise yourself to take breaks. Bargain with yourself: “Now I will prepare three questions for the exam, and then I will surf the Internet with a clear conscience.”
they’re incredibly helpful for students facing coursework