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Ulrich Schrader

A formula for procrastination - CNET News - 0 views

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shared by Ulrich Schrader on 10 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Ulrich Schrader on 10 Dec 08
     
    Piers Steel developed a formula to describe procrastination.
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100 Unbelievably Useful Reference Sites You've Never Heard Of | Teaching Tips - 1 views

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  • Paul McMahon on 10 Jul 08
     
    Beyond Google, Wikipedia and other generic reference sites, the Internet boasts a multitude of search engines, dictionaries, reference desks and databases that have organized and archived information for quick and easy searches. In this list, we've compiled just 100 of our favorites, for teachers, students, hypochondriacs, procrastinators, bookworms, sports nuts and more.
Bruce Vigneault

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shared by Bruce Vigneault on 12 Aug 09 - Cached
  • turn everything into an action
    • Bruce Vigneault
      Bruce Vigneault on 12 Aug 09
       
      This is a must. The action should describe the behavior that needs to be done.
    • Bruce Vigneault
      Bruce Vigneault on 12 Aug 09
       
      Also, specify 'when' and 'where' this action will take place.
  • Way too many students think of an agenda or a planner as synonymous with a to-do list. It doesn't make any sense to write a new assignment down on a planner under a date—that's deadline-oriented thinking that just begs for procrastination.
    • Bruce Vigneault
      Bruce Vigneault on 12 Aug 09
       
      I do the same thing. By putting it on a calendar, it tells me that I don't have to think about till then....
  • This will probably consist mostly of questions you'd like to ask another student or the teacher.
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  • if you miss your inbox for a day, that means you won't see it until the day after, which is when it's due
  • Instead, just reserve some time on your calendar to get the work done every week; right after class is actually remarkably efficient, but there's nothing wrong with just scheduling an hour right before your class to hammer out the work.
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