So...I checked my planner today so I haven't missed the deadline..yeah! Throughout the week, I kept track of how many times I checked my planner. I usually take it out for every class I have to write down the assignments that I need to complete. Then, I would also take it out every night to double check that I finished all of my assignments. That means, I took it out three times a day Monday through Thursday because I have two classes everyday. I took it out once on friday to add additional things I needed to do. Even though my planner should be my best friend, I don't really like taking it out to check off everything I completed or didn't complete. Sometimes, I get irritated to have to take out my planner during class because that just means I have more assignments to write down and more work to do ahah. Along with this attitude, I decide to sort of scribble messy notes in my planner. Of course, that leads to me hating to take it out because I have to read and decipher what on earth I wrote. Well, the good thing is that I bought a new planner yesterday that has times listed out for each day so that ways, I not only see what I have to do but at what time and in what order to do them in. SCORE!!!
For the operant conditioning that is perpetuating my laziness to take out my planner, I get positive reinforcement by getting more time to do other stuff than to take the time to take out my planner and decipher what I wrote. In trying to change my laziness, it becomes positive punishment at times because it's a pain to read my notes.
So, I guess the best way to change my behavior is to change my attitude. I should learn to like my planner more and more and appreciate it...if that doesn't sound too crazy. Instead of thinking "ohh noo, more homework," I should be thinking "yeah...by writing things down, I am organized and on top of everything." By feeling better, I will write neater and then it wouldn't be such a burden to have to read my planner at night ahah. When this happens, I get more organized and finish my assignments earlier and earn better grades. Now that would be positive reinforcement and I will be a happy camper. Of course this is much easier said than done when you have bajillion things to write down...but I'll start trying now :).
3 comments:
Congrads on the "not past the deadline of posting." May I suggest you that you could buy a white board from Wal-mart, I have two 21'-by-10' white board in my room, and my girlfriend has one too. You can write "things to do" on the board everyday and make it as a habit. So that you can keep track on your assignment everytime.
Nice job on buying a new planner. This year's free Mt Sac planner is so small that i only used it once. I don't think you have said about the rewards rewards you are going to give to yourself every time you check your planner. Maybe you can write more on that!! good luck!!
You should get one of those cell phones that you can put your schedule in and it sets off alarms to keep you on top of things. LeAnn in the honors center has one. You should ask her about it.
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