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OVERVIEW
In this discussion, you will have the opportunity to learn about motivation and procrastination and share your thoughts with us.
First, read the information on Motivation and Procrastination below.
Next, read through the prompts for your discussion response and look at the student examples.
Then, look at the rubric for how you will be graded.
Next, post your response.
Last, reply to at least 2 posts by your classmates.
READ
Motivation
What motivates you to get things done? Is it Pressure, Reward, Urgency, Agency, Creativity, Challenge or Competition, Fear, Shame, Interest, Novelty or Newness, Anger, Proximity, Connection, Passion, or something else?
View the Motivation Discussion image above as text.
From the circles that you chose, which ones are invigorating, where after you have finished something using that form of motivation you are excited and have energy “Yes!”. List those under number 1.
From the circles that you chose, which ones are soul sucking, where after you have finished something using that form of motivation, you are exhausted or overstimulated? List those under number 2.
Procrastination
Procrastination has 2 parts: motivation & information
When you find yourself “procrastinating”, ask yourself, why am I stuck?
Is it connected to motivation or information?
Information- do I have enough information to do the task?
Is it a not knowing the next step issue?
Is it not understanding the task?
Will I know more later than I know now if I wait until later?
Motivation- do I feel like doing the task?
Is it boring?
Is it lame?
Is it going to take forever?
Will I want to do it later?
Am I worried I will do it wrong?
Understanding if the reason that you are putting something off is connected to an information issue or a motivation issue will help you to be able to stop putting things off. If you can see that it is an information issue, then you can get help from a professor or person who knows and understands the task or has the information that you are missing. If you can see that it is a motivation issue then you can look at your motivators and engage one of them to help you move forward.
The key is to change how we think about procrastination from something that feels heavy and is often filled with shame to seeing ourselves simply as getting stuck. Once we see ourselves as getting stuck, we can then think about how we can get unstuck.
When you get stuck, what gets you unstuck?
How could you activate your interests to help get you unstuck?
Maybe you are interested in certain music albums and that helps you study. Maybe you love walking in the woods and so you bring your phone with you and listen to your assignments while you are walking in the woods.
DISCUSSION PROMPTS
Looking at the chart above, share with us the motivators that fit under number 1 for you (positive motivators) and the motivators that fit under number 2 for you (negative motivators). You don’t have to choose all of the circles, just the ones that resonate with you as what motivates you to get things done.
For example:
positive motivators for me are: Passion, Interest, Novelty, Creativity, Connection
negative motivators for me are: Pressure, Urgency, Fear, Fury, Shame.
Think about times that you procrastinate or get stuck. Share with us something that you dread doing or that you find hard to get motivated to do. How could you use one of your positive motivators to get you moving again, to get you unstuck?
Respond to at least 2 of your classmates’ posts.
In summary, share with us:
your positive motivators
your negative motivators
Something that you dread doing or that you find hard to get motivated to do
How could you use one of your positive motivators to help you get motivated to do your answer to number 3?
Respond to at least 2 of your classmates posts
EXAMPLES
Student Example 1: used with permission
My positive motivators are: interest, passion, reward and creativity. When I’m interested in something I really get into it.
My negative motivators are: fear of failing and shame.
Something that I dread doing or that I find hard to get motivated to do would be math classes or homework in general, mainly math though. I feel this way because it takes a lot of time out of my day to sit there and challenge my mind, which I am fine with, but then sometimes I get bored or frustrated that it is not clicking for me.
I could use my interest and passion in photography to help me get motivated to do my homework or math work because when I’m stressing I could pause from what I’m doing and do the thing I love. Doing photography makes me feel in control posing my focal point to capture a great moment from either a person or some sort of nature. It always puts my mind at ease when I take photos. Then I think about all that and rewind and start over on what I’m getting stuck on and try again.
Student Example 2: used with permission
My positive motivators are: Interest, creativity, newness, proximity, connection, rewards, and passion. If I feel like I’ve done a good job, or completed all my tasks for the day, I feel very satisfied. It makes my relaxation time way more enjoyable.
My negative motivators are: fear, anger, and shame. If there is a ton of negative energy behind something, it makes it tough to actually go and engage with it.
One thing I dread doing is running errands. I absolutely despise going out and hunting for specific things in a crowded store, especially Walmart. Often times I will put it off until the very last moment.
I could use rewards and proximity as a motivator. I would use reward by cooking a nice dinner for myself after or buying a drink. I could use proximity by bringing someone with me and feeling like I’m not alone while being out, or I could convince myself that everyone else here in the store hates it too and find solidarity in that 😉
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