The Process

1. Acknowledge that it is a habit
2. Name your cycle (What are your distractions when you are bored, threatened, etc. by an assignment?)
3. State your goals for your assignments
   • Short-term goals
     • Have 5 pages read by 7:00 tonight
     • Have 6 resources researched with notes written for paper by Saturday
   • Long-term goals
     • Have all the reading done 2 days prior to the exam
     • Have a rough draft ready 3 days before the paper is due and take it to the writing center.  Complete the final copy (printed) the day before it is due
4. Take Action
   • Plan
   • Organize
   • Refrain from negative self-talk
   • Revise Goals as needed
5. Institute the 10 minute plan
   • Commit to working on the assignment/task for 10 minutes.
   • After 10 minutes, ask yourself if you can work 10 more minutes
   • If you can not work 10 minutes on an assignment try moving on to another academic activity/assignment for 10 minutes and come back to the original when that one is finished.
6. Chunk the assignment (think is smaller pieces)
7. Use a check list
8. Bribe yourself
9. Adopt a DO IT NOW Philosophy – Think Nike and JUST DO IT
10. Have a re-lapse plan (What if…)