Studying, Procrastination, and Frustration
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In this post, I wanted to discuss, or perhaps talk about, the effect of our health on our ability to focus on our studies, assignments, projects, and such. Very often, we attach our inability to focus on what we need to get done, such as our work, to procrastination and laziness. But I feel like sometimes ( read : all the time ), there may be a deeper reason why we aren't getting that assignment done. Why we switch to youtube, or reddit, or twitter, almost instantaneously after we open the web. Because we are afraid, in some way, of that work. Maybe we feel like, deep down, the performance we show on that assignment is a showcase of who we are, is evidence for people to point to and judge us, to put us on a scale. Maybe its more personal to you, maybe your parents are the ones judging. And its also uncertainty involved in it, in a way. If you work really hard and submit that assignment, before the result comes in, you have an expectation that its going to be a great grade, and then it comes out as a horrible grade. It breaks your heart. Much more preferable is not working on it at all and knowing for a fact and certainty that you will get a low grade. The certainty, and the confidence, gives you a sort of control, and you are ready for it. You prepare yourelf in advance for the punishment, the yelling, the (hopefully not) beatings. But if you work really hard, and still get that bad grade, you aren't ready for that punishment, and you get hurt really bad, because your defences might not have been up to protect you from that attack.
We dont want that, so instead, we just not work, not study, and rest assured that we are getting that punishment. You're ready for it.
Those are my thoughts, feel free to comment on what you think about it!
Grapes 🍇
@thoughtfulGrapes1163
I agree with your thoughts. I've noticed the exact same thing in me too. Whenever I used to procrastinate, I'd always told myself that it's because I'm lazy and unmotivated and that I don't care, and that's why I'm doing this. But in fact, I care too much, and that's the problem. Most of the times, I try to avoid the anxiety associated with that task by procrastinating, not the task itself. And you're right, it's easier to not put in the effort and tell myself that I got a bad grade because I didn't work on it, and that I know I can definitely ace the test if I had studied, rather than trying my best and still not meeting my expectations. I also tend to procrastinate a lot when I know that I won't be able to meet someone else's expectations, or when I feel that my work has to be perfect.
@thoughtfulGrapes1163 Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I completely agree. I used to be the worst at procrastinating and I never knew why. So not only was I stressed about waiting until the last minute, getting bad grades, etc, I was also super annoyed at myself for doing something that I knew was only going to be a detriment. But now I've used some strategies like writing everything (and I do mean everything!) down on my calendar, and starting my tasks the day they're assigned. Great post!