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Post by amandayoung3231 on Jan 28, 2014 10:00:40 GMT -6
I cannot agree more. This is great advice for everyday life, in and out of work. I am a morning person so I do the best work in the morning. If I wait all day to do something, then I feel rushed to get it done. Then I tend to make more mistakes and have less time to catch my mistakes. So I will always try to do the worst task first.
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Post by susiekaz on Jan 28, 2014 14:01:41 GMT -6
I am not entirely sure if I agree with this video. I understand the idea behind doing the most important/worst thing as the first thing you do in the morning, but I do not know if I agree with it. Although it makes logical sense, waking up to a note about the worst thing you have to do and knowing it's the first thing you'll do at work doesn't sound like anything I want to wake up to. On the other hand, waking up in the morning excited about the work you will be doing in the office sounds like a lot more fun. Maybe the solution is to have a job you enjoy with tasks you enjoy.
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Post by ken9390 on Jan 28, 2014 15:53:54 GMT -6
This video definitely 'hits close to home,' especially with college students. We all tend to procrastinate at some point in our lives and this video makes a great suggestion by doing the most difficult task first thing in the morning. This will definitely be something that i keep in mind as I progress in my graduate school curriculum. This is exceptionally evident when we are at the end of the semester and we have a million and one things to turn in for our end of semester grades. I really enjoyed this video and thought it had a great message.
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Post by katelynjones on Jan 28, 2014 17:31:45 GMT -6
This video is one to keep on my mind. I find myself procrastinating on major projects that I need to get done. She stated a really great point. I will have to try to do this from now on. There really is nothing better than knowing you have already accomplished what you needed to have done for the day. The statistic at the end of the video is pretty crazy, 90%!
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Post by stephaniesmith on Jan 28, 2014 18:02:09 GMT -6
That was a fantastic video. It was a great representation of how to deal with procrastination. A lot of people procrastinate, sometimes hoping it will go away. I procrastinate so I can rush through that dreaded task. If we get the bad stuff out of the way first, it's so much easier to relax and enjoy the other parts of the day. I try to prioritize my tasks according to the due date. That typically works for me. But when I have a lot of things to do, I like to do the worst first. Another strategy is to do the things that have the highest reward and need the most focus and effort.
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Post by Rosie on Jan 28, 2014 19:39:59 GMT -6
I actually really enjoyed this video, mostly because it is one that i can personally relate too. I have the problem of being a huge procrastinator. I wait until the last minute to do anything that i wish i didn't have to do. It makes perfect sense that if you complete your dreaded task first thing in the morning, the rest of your day will seem a lot brighter. Also, whenever i accomplish something without procrastinating, i feel a sense of joy and relief. "Eating the frog" not only makes me a better worker, but a happier person. I definitely need to work on this concept in order to make my workload much easier and enjoyable.
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Post by gkboone on Jan 28, 2014 20:00:13 GMT -6
Life gets very hectic for the life of a student that also manages to add work in their schedules. I for one will definitely need to use her technique during this semester. I tend to procrastinate on school work but my goal is to stay ahead of the game this semester. Once I've graduated, hopefully I can use the good timing habit I'm trying to form now in the real world. Getting the most important task done first thing in the morning will make every day a little less stressful.
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Post by xingboma on Jan 28, 2014 22:30:33 GMT -6
I can't agree with her more, completing the worst task first, getting it behind you. When it's done, you can look back and say, ”whew, it’s done!” and you can pretty much enjoy rest of your day, because you know nothing is going to be worse than that. Unfortunately, I’m the opposite, I’m a huge procrastinator, I don’t feel the urge and need until the last minute to do it. I didn’t have a new year’s resolution, but now I’m going to make this one my new year’s resolution. I’m going to complete the worst task first, so it’s behind me, and I don’t have to think about it all the time while I’m trying to have fun.
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Post by jsherman on Jan 29, 2014 11:38:37 GMT -6
Great tip! I will actually start applying this to my life asap! I constantly dread what I have to do that I haven't even began to work on and half of the day has gone by. I believe the task will help motivate me throughout the day knowing the worst is behind me. Similar to what Mark Twain was saying about "eating your frog first." I love tips on how to make stressful situations easier and this was a great one! Def telling someone about this tip.
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Post by csimo123 on Jan 29, 2014 13:18:01 GMT -6
I wish I did this all the time. Like most people I get the easier task done first and then harder ones later. This video made me think of the worst task as the best task because do it early and it done and out of your mind. You do not have to refer back to it or dwell on it. I think now a day’s people take too long on things and hold off on something that is really not that bad. I can definitely apply to my work environment it can make the day a lot better knowing I got the hard work done early so that way if something else difficult comes up I can get right to business.
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Post by jodiemalley on Jan 29, 2014 14:10:08 GMT -6
Doing the worst task first is an important step in avoiding procrastination. Procrastination is when we are talking about tasks we don't want to complete. Tasks we like, on the other hand, are not often put on the back burner. Back to the tasks we really just do not want to do, is where we need to set rules that we must follow and adopt into a habit. Making a list on paper (the day before perhaps) with the tasks you prefer last, therefore, the ones you do not want to complete must be done first and the preferred tasks become a reward for completing the others. Once the list is complete put due dates by each. You should always eliminate distractions and be well rested and energized when performing tasks you don’t like. Always remind yourself why a task is important. And you can always plan a reward for yourself. Once that worst task is completed you can expect a more productive day.
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Post by paigecrawford on Jan 29, 2014 14:16:23 GMT -6
I love this video. I mainly love it because its a message I have not heard many times. I know that it's true. When you take care of the big task you don't want to do first thing in the morning you feel productive the rest of the day. This motivates you to complete other tasks as well. It gets rid of the thing you are dreading so for the rest of the day you no longer have to dread anything. I am going to make more of a conscious effort to do this at my job.
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Post by darnette on Jan 29, 2014 17:07:49 GMT -6
I honestly think that most students in this class can admit to procrastinating on completing some class assignments or projects once or twice or more. This was a video to get people to switch up on how they do things, in hopes of making their day more simple. We normally save that dreaded task for last. However, knocking it out first thing in the morning, should make the rest of day a positive and productive day.
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Post by asanchez on Jan 29, 2014 23:32:40 GMT -6
I definitely agree with doing your worst task first. I work for 14 doctors, and each of them has their own complexities, but there is one that I absolutely hate doing work for. I ALWAYS do his work first thing in the morning so that it is out of the way and I don't have to worry about it. I like the term eating your frog. I will be using this at my office from now on. I definitely think it can help the people in my office to become slightly more efficient if the also do this.
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Post by simonebourgeois on Jan 30, 2014 10:58:27 GMT -6
What a great expression to catch viewers attention, "eat a live frog every morning". This video I relate to the way my mother works. She wakes up early every morning to head into work before everyone else in her office arrives. That way she can knock out all her important task ahead of time because once the doctor arrives he could be pulling her away to do all sorts of other task. I get my best work done when it is early and there is nobody or nothing to distract me. I agree that the first thing you do in the morning can set your whole day like Gina Trapani stated. If you get the important task done as soon as possible then the rest of the day becomes smooth sailing.
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