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Unless you have some alternative better opportunity then finishing even at just a passing level will probably be worth it in the long run than dropping out comp
by gcheong 10y ago
Unless you have some alternative better opportunity then finishing even at just a passing level will probably be worth it in the long run than dropping out completely. At least you will have finished! You know you can do well as you have done well before but everything boils down to whether or not you can perform despite your feelings of anxiety, depression, panic, boredom etc. There is a formal therapy that has been developed around this idea called ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). The founder of it, Stephen Hayes, wrote a practical book on it titled "Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life" which is worth reading. Russ Harris is also a pretty active writer in this area and has several books on the subject. Procrastination-wise Timothy Pychyl's book "Solving the Procrastination Puzzle" is probably the best book on current methods of overcoming procrastination tendencies. Both of these people are professors and actively do research on their respective fields of study to scientifically validate their ideas. Coincidentally enough I just came across a podcast http://www.myownworstenemy.org http://www.myownworstenemy.org that interviewed both of these people in the latest two episodes. Worth a listen. I wish I had these tools when I was struggling with these problems 20 years ago (and still do, I don't think the struggle will ever go away) but I managed to get through and do OK and I believe you can too.