Re: Helping students to complete their work prior to night before

[Scattybird]

Hi Bellamom

Sounds like you have a great Prof and Uni system if they have given you accommodations without a formal diagnosis. But then they know you are taking meds so guess you must have been prescribed them.

It might be an idea to work backwards and get the paper due on 15 Feb done first? Then you are only really late with two. It also depends on how much each one is worth. Sometimes students focus on the smallest paper and ignore the one worth most marks.

My suggestion is you might want to select one of them at a time and focus on that. Put aside some time each day for it. Break up the task into manageable pieces – I mean small pieces so you can feel good about getting that small thing done. Build it up gradually. So think about the title of the paper, collect the literature you need and do a plan of headings and subheadings. Then focus on what goes into each subheading. You can smooth it all out at the end when you do your editing. If you think in terms of little sections it will be less daunting. It does take some self discipline though.

Nellie wrote a post somewhere about breaking things into small sections. Previously my small sections were too large. It works better with really small chunks because you won’t be scared of starting and you will probably do more than you think.

You say not doing the papers is not an option (double negative). But think – it’s better to get them done than to strive for perfection and not do them at all. 60% is better than zero.

Give yourself a treat at the end.

Most importantly, keep your Prof updated always.

Good luck.

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