Student Procrastination

Seize the Day and Get More Work Done

Michael Tefula (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2014
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-137-31245-7 (ISBN)

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Provides research based advice and practical suggestions to help students beat procrastination and perform better at university or college. With a combination of theory, practice, and case study stories and tips from other students, this book will help students seize the date and get more work done.

Provides research based advice and practical suggestions to help students beat procrastination and perform better at university or college. Written by a recent graduate, the author gives students a chance to explore the root causes of procrastination and some of the best ways of eliminating it. With a combination of theory, practice, and case study stories and tips from other students, this book will help students seize the date and get more work done.

Michael Tefula is a former student of the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of How to Get a First: Insights and Advice From a First-Class Graduate.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. What is Procrastination?
3. Probability of Payoff
4. Pursuit of Pleasure
5. Prevention of Pain
6. Postponement of Punishment (Or Payoff)
7. Competent and Confident
8. Motivation
9. Willpower
10. Focus and Attention
11. Goals and Planning
12. Counterintuitive Strategies
13. Conclusion
Appendix 1: Student Tips Montage
Appendix 2: Infographic – The Four Ps of Procrastination
Acknowledgements
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.4.2014
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Student to Student
Reihe/Serie	Student to Student
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	136 x 208 mm
Gewicht	180 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10	1-137-31245-9 / 1137312459
ISBN-13	978-1-137-31245-7 / 9781137312457
Zustand	Neuware