BAD HABITS
By : Jean Cruz, Jessica David, and Mara Pascual
What is procrastination?
- Avoiding things that need to be done
- Can be a persistent trait in some people
Causes of procrastination
- Inability to organize
- Poor planning
- Put others at risk
- Fear of messing up on the job
In work place
Causes of procrastination
In School- Overwhelmed with school work
- Low work ethic
- Not being organized
- Difficulty on starting a task
Solutions for procrastination
Be more organized
Have Motivation
Set goals for yourself
Reward yourself
What is temptation?
- A desire to do something, especially something wrong
- A thing or course of action that attracts or tempts someone
- Temptation can occur in different scenarios however you look at it
Where can temptation can occur
School
Hanging out with friends
Work
Home
Grocery Store
Driving on the highway
Reason why it occur..
School: Not knowing what would be on the test. Tend to cheat on the test/quiz.
Work: you become stressed at work, and need a break. You know you should be finishing
up paper work but due to your stress you somewhat feel compelled to just relax.
Store: sometimes you go to out, and you want to buy something, but it's out of your budget
range.
Driving: being in traffic makes you want to cut off other cars just to get to your own
destination.
Friends: peer pressured and fitting in with your friends by doing whatever their doing too.
Solutions for temptation
Reward yourself for not giving in temptation
Replace temptation with distractions
Don’t socialize when you’re tempted to do things that aren’t right for you
Exercise your will power
What is Overthinking?
- Over analyzing situations or anything that you
could think of
- Overthinking can occur as a consequence of a
decision that needs to be made, big or small
- Overthinking can happen anytime
Causes of overthinking
Procrastination - Thinking about things that should’ve been done - Not knowing enough information for a test orquiz
Insecurity - Comparing yourself from others - Being a perfectionist
Low Self Esteem - Judging hard for yourself - Negative things and regretting them
Solutions for Overthinking
Think positively
Stop aiming for perfection
Stop expecting
Practice mindfulness
Stop the thought process with a healthy distraction
Campaigning Procrastinate – During campaign season,
politicians starts to procrastinate when ads or commercials start to appear on TV
Temptation
- Tempts opposers to lie about their goals and issues that they want to fix when they are in that position
Overthinking - Overthinking that they can get their speeches, done, they begin to make videos and invest their time. Rather than campaigns
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