Chapter 4 Flashcards
doing a job early is often
less difficult than doing it late
procrastinators are often
hard-working
curing procrastination is
simple
t/f procrastination increases our choices about how much time to spend on a project
false
t/f most successful BYU students do most of their work in the last months of the course
false
what did the author say about his solution to the problem of filing materials
he got it done a little at a time
compared to Paul, the main elements of Hal’s approach to doing his term paper were starting early and
doing a little each day
the author’s secret regarding doing things a little at a time is that
it doesn’t seem like work
the “typical” students described in the reading turn in papers and feel
proud of their stamina but not happy with the paper
one advantage mentioned of turning in a term paper early is that
you’ll be taking charge of your life
one advantage of becoming your own boss is that it
gets other people off your back
what does the “typical” students do on hearing a due date far in the future
they don’t give it much thought
How is it that, with these methods, you could set back your original deadline and still turn in the paper on time
your original deadline was earlier than the teacher’s deadline
t/f an advantage of making your schedule in reverse is that you can do away with the work
false
what is meant by “moving the mountain a spoonful at a time”
spreading out the work
t/f a person who sneaks up on his work does as much as he can the first day
false
t/f only mental tasks, not physical ones, work by sneaking up on them
false
the student who begs for more time on a due date could benefit from which of the following ideas
becoming his or her own boss
t/f the one common element of all procrastinators is that they don’t control their use of the time available to them
true
a man wants to prepare his garden plot. As spring approaches, he spades and mulches a little every day. Which of the following principles is he following
sneaking up on it
If both Paul and Hal enrolled in an independent study course the same day, which of the following would you expect to be true
Hal would start sooner
Paul did his paper in two days, Hal worked on it for weeks a little at a time. Who would say these things
This student lacked the skills to write a paper
neither
this student was more realisitic
Hal
This student knew how to work hard
both
