The website I visited was in relations to Attitude and Behavior change. The website can be accessed through the following link.
Attitude change
Here, the article is talking about different changes that is related to both attitude and behavior. Some behaviors that the article mentions includes sex, donations, and contributions we try to make to the community and why we do the things we do. I feel very strongly about changing behavior through attitude. I think I am largely influenced by my mood and how I am feeling at a certain time or day. For example, many times I would rather finish an easy assignment before a hard assignment because I categorize the harder assignment as "bad" or that it will make me depressed. The ironic thing is that I would have to do it sooner or later so it would be much more beneficial to get it over first so I don't keep anticipating the so called "bad"assignment.
The reason that I felt that this article had relevance to my changing behavior is because I need a change of attitude. If I feel like opening a planner gets me entitled to have to do all the things that I wrote on there then there would be no incentive to do so. However, if I realize that opening a planner makes me an organized person and allows me to finish assignments ahead of time, which leads to good feelings, then maybe I would be more willing to do it. Money is a good incentive but I think its temporary and short-lived. Clearly, I won't be paying myself for the rest of my life so I have to change myself from the inside out. I love to do things that I love. So, if I can change my attitude by explaining to myself how this would make me happy in the long run, then I can maybe create more internal incentives and change myself for the times ahead. Also, if I realize that there is a difference between my behavior and attitude, then just as we learned, we are more willing to change. I know that I have to do homework in order to get good grades and make myself feel better so I should start the good feeling from the beginning. I should start feeling good because I am doing this for a good cause... just like donating blood or food for the homeless.
Except here, I am donating time to save my grade.
2 comments:
wen wen, it's pretty weird how evaluate some assignments worse than others. they're all bad, none of them are any better than the other!!!
It seems like your procrastination is not as bad as you think it is, considering you posted your blog at 3, while I am posting it on sunday. (this weekend was really busy!) lol. But anyway, changing your outlook on things would be very effective in my opinion, because I firmly believe in the powers of "mind over matter." I think that if anyone changes their outlook on things, it can be very persuasive in helping the person's attitude change completely. When its hot, think of ice cubes. When you open your planner, think of the benefits. Good luck!
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