Gaming + Procrastination.

[NMsniper]

I have noticed many like myself are huge procrastinators, and i thought it would be cool if I could give you some "tips" on dealing with your game life and your school (or other activity of which you procrastinate in :3)

1. Try to do your work the day of instead of putting it off. when you put it off you will not do it. its the gamer golden rule.

2. If you are in a school with clubs try joining one, it makes school actually fun, or at least gives you a reason to go besides learn.

3. Make a goal for yourself. My goal is not to go below a c ( C average student right here ). but set your goals high, Trust me c average is pretty high for me @_@.

4. Last but not least is to limit your school work and gaming. as much as you want to go play some of that jail on cs:go or css sometimes you wont be able to due to stacks of homework or having that day full of tests.

Honestly Its hard to get rid of procrastination just because you want to have fun instead of being bored of school work or other work. but once you get rid of it your life will be much better.

Also this list was made for me too just because my high school will have a test every other week XD

 

[killer4000]

why do what you can do tomorrow, today?

 

[NMsniper]

why do what you can do tomorrow, today?

Hemem....PROCRASTINATORS UNITE...tomorrow

 

[killer4000]

Hemem....PROCRASTINATORS UNITE...tomorrow

just give me umm... about a week or so.

 

[spark]

eGO is fun, but my real life > gaming life.

 

[AkatsukiX]

I don't get it

 

[Power]

I do HW while I play jail haha

 

[RedDragonKnight]

I do HW while I play jail haha

Well during jail, you spend about 90% of your time dead, 9% doing nothin waiting for orders(or in a cell), and 1% doing a game which inevitably results in you being dead. So there's lots of free time.

edit: or you spend anywhere between 0-90% of your time dead, depending how good you are, 0-90% of your time rebelling, depending again on how good you are and is complementary to how much time you spend dead, and spend 10% of your time waiting in a cell to rebel

 

[Muffs]

Real life > Gaming life

 

[killer4000]

real life>forum boards=tv/anime shows>=gaming>school>work

 

[_Sushi]

Oh, but when I procrastinate I don't game. I just fool around on the internet.

 

[_MEGA]

why do what you can do tomorrow, today?

Isn't today the tomorrow of yesterday? Think about it.

 

[DJ Wolf]

I get it. I think.

 

[killer4000]

Isn't today the tomorrow of yesterday? Think about it.

Make me.

 

[XavierB]

I've pretty much prioritized school, I only put effort into a few subjects. Other subjects I kinda slack off on and that's when it's gaming/anime > school.

But most of the time it's the other way around, cause I'm a good boy =D.

 

[shan^K]

My first class is in about 3 hours so no more hardcore gaming for me, maybe on the weekends if I have time.

 

[DJ Wolf]

I just learned an entire lesson in chemistry while playing a game. Thank You random gamer who knows what the stock system.

 

[lachlina]

Procrastination sounds like a big word to be associated with generally lazy people. You'd think us procrastinators would have invented some shorter term for it.

 

[Johnny]

I already graduated highschool and college and am on vacation. Come at me, bro?

 

[PhaseXero]

It's been a long two years working on my own procrastination after picking up some extremely bad habits from University (that's what happens when you can do work last minute and still get good marks)

I've rigorously tested different methods (something I would recommend for you as no two people are alike, the same with the solutions you employ). Here are some specific and actionable tactics you can employ in your daily lives.

1. Identify big-impact tasks so you’re not overwhelmed by distractions
-See Pareto Principle "roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes." I personally identify the one thing each day that would let me say my day was successful and leads to big results and do it.
-as an actionable step "Create a to-do list using verbs instead of nouns to emphasize the action points, and break down large tasks into steps. "

2. Eliminate distractions
For me this has been a real big turning point. Some people switch locations, others clear their desk, I personally put a 1-2 minute barrier between all the distracting activities I have (for example I use Cold Turkey to completely block sites which are distracting, I add random gibberish to my game file names so it takes time to change them back so I can actually play.

I would also disable anything that requires your immediate attention - email, texting, instant messaging. When you get distracted there is a lag time to get back into the swing of things.

3. Connect with people you want to be like to get motivated
I've slowly built up my network for people in my own field and I've had dinners, conversations with them to keep me on task and focused. When the going gets tough you also have people to fall back on and get you back on your feet.