I'm really slacking in school whats the best way to motivate myself to get off my ass.

[OverVolt]

Im such a slacker and put all my work off until its too late. Its a vicious cycle, im up late rushing to get work done, then im too tired the next day until i take a nap or something and finnaly get to doing my work (in this case a term paper) at like 12. Im really intelligent, my exam scores rock but all the little assignments bring me down because i either do a crap job of them at 1-3AM (have to wake up at 6:50) or dont do it at all.

 

[minendo]

College or hs?

 

[Warthog912]

sounds like HS, Don't know ANYone in college that would want get up @6:30

 

[gogeeta13]

How about a reality check, get in gear or you will be doing sh|t-ass 30k/year jobs for the rest of you life...

 

[TitanDiddly]

Sit down after a bad day, and realize where you're headed. Dwell on it. Let it scare you.

 

[Kalvin00]

Getting bad grades should be enough for any person. I don't see how people can be proud of getting Fs...

 

[Siddhartha]

1. Set up or find a good study area which is quiet and free from distractions.

2. Put yourself on a schedule, two or three hours a day, every day to study and do homework.

 

[Frosty3799]

I gotta say it: stop posting on AT.

 

[UNCjigga]

If you pay me $1000, I'll come over there and kick your ass everytime I see you slacking off. Trust me, this is the only solution.

 

[db]

It's about doing what you want to do. Right now, you want to do the stuff you ARE doing, and not the stuff you have to do.
Until you break the habits nothing is going to change. I know it's not easy.
Fast foweward 20 or 30 years: you still have the same habits, and they are still getting you in trouble. Worst thing is, all this is self-inflicted.
When people say you are your own worst enemy, they are right.

Good luck.

 

[xenos500]

Yea bud, thats my problem too. Perfectly good SAT scores, and dumpster worthy grades in college now. I need to get it together. I agree with the dude who said to find a quiet place to go. When I go to the library to work, even if I dont need the library, I get much more done. Give it a shot if you're really looking to improve.

 

[PoPPeR]

go find some lazy bum on the street and spend a day with him and ask yourself if you ever want to become that

 

[db]

You need to treat this like an alcoholic treats alcohol: avoid it.
IE, if you waste time on TV, you CANNOT turn it on, period--not even for "legitimate" reasons.
If you waste time on the net, you can't even fire up your browser.
Etc, etc.
You have to break the familiar cycle of those things that you do that waste time, and not even go there.
You need to do the thing you are resisting the most--your homework. When you get that sick reaction when thinking of what you have to do--guese what? That's what you need to do.

Sick reaction=what you have to do.
Do it.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: db
You need to treat this like an alcoholic treats alcohol: avoid it.

Every alcoholic I have ever known does the exact opposite as you have posted.

 

[db]

Ok, I should have said "recovering" alcoholic

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: db
You need to treat this like an alcoholic treats alcohol: avoid it.

Every alcoholic I have ever known does the exact opposite as you have posted.

thus the reason they are still alcoholics

 

[db]

Buurp--pass the beer!

 

[Auggie]

Hey man, i was there with you a few years ago. Two years into school and getting mediocre-at-best grades. For all my smartness (not to be presumptuous...) I was slacking off and sucking hard. Then I got a girlfriend. She was smarter than me. Well, she got better grades than I did - we're both smart - anyway, the point was that suddenly something just clicked, and I was able to work better and do better in my classes. It was mysterious. Anyway, I pulled my grades up (that's another thing - don't get discouraged and think it's too late - people notice if your grades suddenly get better - it looks great on applications/resumes, trust me!) and managed to get into graduate school at Rice.

Look man, you can do it. You just have to DO IT.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: OverVolt
Im such a slacker and put all my work off until its too late. Its a vicious cycle, im up late rushing to get work done, then im too tired the next day until i take a nap or something and finnaly get to doing my work (in this case a term paper) at like 12. Im really intelligent, my exam scores rock but all the little assignments bring me down because i either do a crap job of them at 1-3AM (have to wake up at 6:50) or dont do it at all.

how about the possible future of living with mom/dad till you're in you're 30's? or being homeless and living on the streets begging for food?

or get a revolver, put in 1 bullet, spin the barrel, and pull the trigger. Either way, motivation will no longer be your problem

 

[db]

Join the military. You'll find out what you DON'T want to do in life, and have a better perspective on life when you get out. And money for college

When you get out you just may have the self-discipline you need in order to motivate and get results.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: db
Join the military. You'll find out what you DON'T want to do in life, and have a better perspective on life when you get out. And money for college

When you get out you just may have the self-discipline you need in order to motivate and get results.

let's see..join the military at 18 as a private. get shipped off to Iraq and be shot at/risk life for near minimum wage

but on the other hand, if he survives his 3 year sign up and get his top secret clearance, he's good for $80k/year job in the govt contracts arena

 

[kranky]

The first thing to ask yourself - are you prepared to change? Or are you content to stay the way you are, and hating it at the same time?

If you are ready to change, listen to what db said. Change your habits.

Learn to accept that doing work is a perfectly OK activity, not something to be avoided and put off until there's no other choice. It's one of the things we have to do. Do you have any friends who have good self-discipline regarding schoolwork? See if you can team up with them to study.

 

[falconx80]

the longer you continue at your current pace the worse it will become.

 

[Ness]

I'm working a crappy third shift job in an iron foundry right now because my Dad is the plant manager and needed the help once the economy started to pick back up...

All of the guys there keep telling me that the worst decision of their life was not caring about school... ALL OF THEM say they slacked off in school. They will be the first ones to tell you that they are working a dead-end job that they hate, at the worst time to be working it, in some of the most dangerous conditions, for less money than they should be making. They practically live paycheck to paycheck because they don't big bi-annual raises, quarterly and year-end bonuses... if they run short on work they are forced to either take their vacation time or stay home and get paid... let's just say making ends meet around Christmas when things slow down leaves a sore spot on these guy's funds.

I work in a lab in the foundry, I come home covered in dirt and soot, I usually get burned a couple of times a week... and I WORK IN THE LAB... I can't imagine what these guys go through.

Do yourself a favor and leave the crappy jobs like this for the dropouts.

 

[ScottMac]

Every time the urge strikes to slack and/ or put off the work, a little voice should go off in our head saying " Would you like frys with that? , How 'bout a super size?"

Then start rehersing those lines, you'll need 'em.

Good Luck

Scott