SUMMARY:
An extremely good week for me! I feel awesome because I did not miss any deadlines, did procrastinate a bit, but straightened that behavior out with the use of negative punishments. I did not forget to reinforce my behavior when I did stay on track, which was most of the time. I have noticed that my feelings towards things that I am "addicted" to are weaker now. For example, now I do not log on to Facebook right when I turn my laptop on. I hope these are long-term changes, because that would be awesome :D
BEHAVIOR:
Saturday: I commented on a blog or two. No homework done due to parties, etc. No punishments because it was not procrastination, it was a well-deserved break.
Sunday: Completed some major schoolwork, positive reinforcement of extra time spent online. Went to UCLA (AGS hours! Books! T.C. Boyle! haha if you have read him please gimme some recommendations). More schoolwork, but no more reinforcement because of my schedule of reinforcement (fixed ratio).
Monday: Started on C language project. Completed all work for Tuesday, REINFORCEMENT! Remembered to study for the psychology exam. Okay, so I did procrastinate. Gave my camera to my mother to keep until Wednesday :(
Tuesday: Wrote an essay due next week. I'm still not sure why I did that. But, extra reinforcement of reading time.
Wednesday: I remembered to read Chapter 2 for psychology befORe 12 am. Now that is progress. Completed the quiz, got 100% on the first try, yay! Now I am typing up this blog.
ANOTHER SUMMARY:
My behavior reflects definite progress. I am less inclined to waste time, more inclined to complete schoolwork before it is due, and far more willing to start huge projects long before they are due. Alongside the operant conditioning, I have been using tips from this website (CLICK HERE) and this one (CLICK HERE). If you are also working on your procrastination habits, check them out! They have been very helpful.
(By the way, last week I checked my grades for most of my classes and found that I have As in all of them except for one, and even an A+. These grades are proving to be positive reinforcements, as they are motivating me to continue avoiding procrastination.)
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Wow, sounds like you had a really good week! You are making me want to try harder to not procrastinate! I think i am going to try to use some operant conditioning to help myself, because I have been doing really badly this week by procrastinating. I'll check out that website you posted. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGood job Mehwish! You had done pretty good for this week. Looks like your behavior starts changing, even you may not notice. You started your essay on Tuesday which is due next week. You used your time wisely now. By the way, you are in AGS, too?! I still have 10 more hour to work on. How about you?
ReplyDeletesounds like me and you have figured out the keys to defeating procrastination!! now we can write a book and become famous! im glad that we both are meeting our deadlines! good luck in the future
ReplyDeleteYay! congrats on a great week and the awesome grades! Its really good to know that you have figured out a system to squash procrastination when you are aware that it is happening. ha ha because some recognize it, and just allow it to happen (ha ha like I did last week). Keep up the great work and hope that this does stick and help you for a long time!
ReplyDeleteHey it looks like you're doing pretty well and that the operant conditioning is really working for you. It seems that people who are having a continuous pattern of reinforcement, that is the punishment/reinforcement happens immediately after a failure of change seem to have the most success. Keep it up, just remember not to forget on any days, cause like me and working out, if I skip a day I usually skip more days. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Yeah, I definitely agree with what you said, about punishments not being as effective as a combination of both rewards/punishments. Journal = ? ... might add some more stuff to the program next week. But anyway, it seems like you have been doing really well, except for a few slips. Maybe I should have started from the beginning with a program of continuous reinforcement/punishments like yours. hmm. I agree with Winston up there, it is probably the plan that's the likeliest to succeed.
ReplyDeleteHey Mehwish,
ReplyDeleteOperant conditioning seems to work well for you. I am thinking that I need to add more reinforcement throughout my weeks, since my plan mainly consists of weekly reinforcement. Keep it up!
I am so happy that you are so enthusiastic about operant conditioning. It's really working for you! I hope you continue to succeed over procrastination in the future. =]
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