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Priority list

The Priority list makes me be aware of the importance of work, which can let me know which is due soon and I should do which work first. After doing the priority list, I follow the sequence that I wrote for the work and finish them and submit on time. 

The reward that keep me motivated is listen musics. One favorite thing to me is listening musics because it can make me relaxed. Sometimes I will listen musics when I do work but it will distract me from focusing, so I only can listen them after finishing the works.

The 10-minute strategy is useful to me because I can have a rest after focusing long time on work, during the rest time, I can use the reward which is listening musics. When the rest ends, I can focus on the work and be more efficient.

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Places to work & Anti-procrastination strategy

The second floor of Bird Library and the first floor of Carnegie Library are two places that I chose to do the experiment. I found that the Carnegie Library makes me be able to get more work because the people there are more quiet than the people in Bird Library, most people in Bird Library are studying together and discuss. I will focus on the work in Carnegie Library easier than in the Bird Library because no one talks there. The quiet place increases my efficiency.

My anti-procrastination is making weekly plan. Listing all things that I need to do in one week makes me clear about what I should do, and I can chunk the work based on my plan. 

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Stress management & Exam preparation

This is one exam preparation method which called Building Blocks to Finish. I applied this method to my sociology exam. I think this chart can notice me when should I do what and it increased my efficiency of reviewing exam. Blocking review into several parts can make me be clear about all things that will on the exam. Before utilizing this method, I always feel stressed and unclear about what should be reviewed.

Working out is one way that helps me relaxed and relieve the stress. When I exercise, my endorphins will be released and my mood will be great. Doing exercise regularly also can maintain our health and sleep quality will be improved. I will feel more energetic on the day after exercising. 

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Excuse Busting: We have many excuses when we do work, so we should list all possible excuses and see if we can prevent those barriers. My main excuses are hanging out with friends, watching drama, and playing games, so I translate them for a more clear reason like I do not want to study alone and find something to do besides homework. When I know the reason for having those excuses, they legitimize my procrastination behavior and notice me every time when I am going to do homework.

Time Wasters: Time wasters can be electronic devices that we are addicted to and circumstances that disturb us during work. Visiting friends, playing on the phone, and interruption are three time wasters to me. Then I figure out that spending less time on social media and hanging out with friends after finishing the homework are two methods that will help me avoid the time wasting actions. 

The 10 minute technique: I have heard this learning strategy from my friend before the class, although the duration of study and rest is about 20 minutes but they are similar. I think this method is useful because we need to rest after studying for a long time, and people are willing to get rewards after doing something that is hard and tedious. I tried this method to my sociology reading, the long articles made me feel tired and bored, so I read them for 20 minutes and rested for 20 minutes which is not making me feel overwhelmed and absorbs too many things at one time. 

I may use the 10 minute technique in the future because it is effective and it improves my efficiency of doing homework. Excuses busting and time wasters make me be clear about why I am always procrastinating.

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D’s due and do calendar makes me organzied and reminds me what need to do in a month and week. I list all the due days and things I have to do on a specific day in the calendar, so when I look it, I can know what do I need to finish.

Making a D’s due and do calendar is a really good habit, so I will continue doing it.

I used Cornell note-taking strategies this week, and I have used it for four years, so I am used to it and I got benefits from it. After I used this note-taking strategy, I found out that my studying process is more effective and saves me a lot of time.

One of the advantages is the summary part which means we have to summarize things that went through in the class, and it might help me to review the notes quickly, so I do not need to read all the details in the notes. I will continue using it in the remaining semester.