Homework motivation?
May 11th, 2009
~Jester~ asked:
How do I motivate myself to do homework? I always tell myself that today is the day I’m going to go home and get things done. However, I usually go home and watch TV, and then I fall asleep. I try to push myself sometimes by not watching TV, going to sleep, or turning on the computer. I end up just sitting in front of the book and staring at it like it is a zombie. Thirty minutes passes and I check the the time, then I look at the book for another thirty minutes. I usually then decide that I need to take a shower to help me wake up. After I’m done with my shower, I realize that I should take the dog out in the backyard so he can alleviate himself. I go back to my room, and I usually realize that it is time to go to bed. I say, “Tomorrow, I’ll finish it at school.” However, I usually end up sleeping at school. I even tried setting goals and doing a little homework at a time, but it isn’t working. I was always a lazy kid, I didn’t learn how to do homework until I was in high school.
Still, I was lazy. I did my homework probably about twenty five percent of the time, I never took notes, and I would daydream. I would then go home and play games or go to sleep. In middle school, I would just scribble crap all over my papers to make myself feel like I finished my homework. One of my teachers thought I had a learning disability and told my dad that she was going to make an appointment with a psychologist. The psychologist gave me a test and she said my IQ was above average, and that I have extraordinary memory. When I first started college, I was really motivated. I would go home and do my homework before anything else. I just started getting really, really again. Maybe, I started getting conceited when I got a 4.0 last semester. Iono. I have a Physics final on Wednesday that I didn’t study for, and my grade depends on that test. I’m starting Winter Break on the 21st. Will a fresh start help me get motivated? I’m the only one in my family who is this lazy.
I don’t think I even did 1 assignment this entire semester, except for my except for my English essays. Moreover, these essays are also done at the last minute. I don’t know why, but it seems like I get motivated under stress or when my assignments are due the very next day. My grades aren’t horrible, but I know I can so better. Is there anyway to get me out of this curse? Help?
Niko
How do I motivate myself to do homework? I always tell myself that today is the day I’m going to go home and get things done. However, I usually go home and watch TV, and then I fall asleep. I try to push myself sometimes by not watching TV, going to sleep, or turning on the computer. I end up just sitting in front of the book and staring at it like it is a zombie. Thirty minutes passes and I check the the time, then I look at the book for another thirty minutes. I usually then decide that I need to take a shower to help me wake up. After I’m done with my shower, I realize that I should take the dog out in the backyard so he can alleviate himself. I go back to my room, and I usually realize that it is time to go to bed. I say, “Tomorrow, I’ll finish it at school.” However, I usually end up sleeping at school. I even tried setting goals and doing a little homework at a time, but it isn’t working. I was always a lazy kid, I didn’t learn how to do homework until I was in high school.
Still, I was lazy. I did my homework probably about twenty five percent of the time, I never took notes, and I would daydream. I would then go home and play games or go to sleep. In middle school, I would just scribble crap all over my papers to make myself feel like I finished my homework. One of my teachers thought I had a learning disability and told my dad that she was going to make an appointment with a psychologist. The psychologist gave me a test and she said my IQ was above average, and that I have extraordinary memory. When I first started college, I was really motivated. I would go home and do my homework before anything else. I just started getting really, really again. Maybe, I started getting conceited when I got a 4.0 last semester. Iono. I have a Physics final on Wednesday that I didn’t study for, and my grade depends on that test. I’m starting Winter Break on the 21st. Will a fresh start help me get motivated? I’m the only one in my family who is this lazy.
I don’t think I even did 1 assignment this entire semester, except for my except for my English essays. Moreover, these essays are also done at the last minute. I don’t know why, but it seems like I get motivated under stress or when my assignments are due the very next day. My grades aren’t horrible, but I know I can so better. Is there anyway to get me out of this curse? Help?
Niko
