Motivation, procastination and GRIT

Question 1

Motivation

Answer 1

is what drives us to achieve our goals and get work done

Question 2

Procastination

Answer 2

putting off activities that we need to get done in order to reach our goals

Question 3

Goal

Answer 3

what you want to achieve/ activities that you want to get done

Question 4

Tim Pychyl

Answer 4

one of the leading experts in procastination

Question 5

How much time does procastination take out of one’s day?

Answer 5

a quarter

Question 6

How many people on average procastinate leading to negative effects in their daily work?

Answer 6

about 20%

Question 7

Effects of procastination

Answer 7

1. Lead to poor mental and physical health
2. 95% of procastinators have claimed that it has has an effect on their happiness and well-being
3. In school, procastinators have recorded lower grades compared to others

Question 8

Types of procastination

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Active procastination and passive procastination

Question 9

Active procastination

Answer 9

one puts things off but still manages to get them done last minute

Question 10

Passive procastination

Answer 10

one puts things off but is overwhelmed last minute and fails to get tasks completed

Question 11

Pure procastination

Answer 11

tendency to put things off

Question 12

Suscesibility procastination

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getting tempted with fun acttivities which leads to getting side-tracked

Question 12

Reasons for procastination

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1. difficulty of dealing with anxiety that involves tasks
2. Underestimating the time it takes to get tasks completed
3. fear of failure
4. boredorm

Question 13

Perfectioniist strivings

Answer 13

the feeling of wanting to do better and better

Question 14

Perfectionist concerns

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the fear/worry of not being good enough

Question 15

What are the strategies of dealing with perfectionism?

Answer 15

1. Start right away
2. Set small, precise but frequent goals
3. Keep in mind boring tasks are less boring once we start them.
4. Fact check and rethink
5. Make to-do lists at the beginning of the day.
6. Spending time with non-procastinators
7. Be honest with yourselves

Question 16

How does one motivate themselves?

Answer 16

1. reward yourself
2. know the types of goals you have

Question 17

Intrinsic motivation

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doing things because they genuinely interest you and you love doing them

Question 18

Extrinsic motivation

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doing something because the outcome is rewarding

Question 19

What are the importance of rewards?

Answer 19

it enhances learning and motivation to perform well in school

Question 20

How does rewards help with focus?

Answer 20

it gives you something to look foward to when getting work done.

Question 21

What are the four types of learning goals

Answer 21

1. Mastery goals
   2.Performance goals
2. Failure avoidance goals
3. Work avoidance goals

Question 22

Mastery goals

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Students try to lran as much as possible about their topic.
Do not worry about how other students are doing and are only focused on their goal

Question 23

Performance goals

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Students are motivated to get high grades no matter what it takes.
They are more interested in getting high performance rather than studying the material

Question 24

Failure avoidance goals

Answer 24

Students get pre-occupied by trying to avoid failure tha trying to do their best.

Question 25

Work avoidance goals

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Students who have strong work avoidance goals are motivated to do as little as possible when trying to do their coursework.

Question 26

Importance of setting goals

Answer 26

high performers and achievers in school reported using goal setting more frequently and consistently than low achievers.

Question 27

The power of goal setting

Answer 27

1. Goals serve a directive function
   2.Goals have an energizing function.