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
Zusatzinfo	144 p.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 190 mm
Gewicht	201 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