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OK. I think we all struggle with procrastination. I seriously doubt you are alone in your level of procrastination. If you ever get a chance to flick through "

OK. I think we all struggle with procrastination. I seriously doubt you are alone in your level of procrastination. If you ever get a chance to flick through "The Procrastination Equation" you'll get why we, as humans, are programmed to procrastinate. So don't worry it is perfectly normal behaviour. There are no magic pills to get over this, and I speak from experience, but the first step for me was to stop being too ambitious. The next step was to set very very small tasks, one at a time. Resist making a list of all the tasks to complete the goal, just list the first and smallest task that comes to mind. Then do it and iterate. Lastly, you don't seem to be happy with the subjects you are taking, is there any other areas that gets you properly interested - don't just do the science stuff because you think it's what to do.

Miserlou57 14y ago
Thanks for the input. I've wondered about whether the engineering route is for me. Sometimes I view it as something I dislike less than everything else. Generally I really like building and designing things, but unfortunately many of the classes in school don't revolve around that, and instead revolve around copious amounts of math and equations, which is understandable, but not something too many engineers do on a daily basis these days. I like math in general, but calculating projectile motion of a spring-launched object and the like doesn't really keep me interested. I will try the small task lists. Thanks for that.
- chris_dcosta 14y ago
  Is there anything like an art based product design class? It's what I did and found it great because it totally avoided all maths - the idea was that you came up with the ideas, you built the prototypes, solving engineering problems by doing and learning intuitively what works and what breaks rather than by maths. In fact the engineers often work for designers, so it's a question of where you'd like to be in the food chain.
- thisone 14y ago
  Learning a profession involves learning copious amounts of information that you do not use in your every day job. A lot of it is conceptual work providing you a solid basis of knowledge and understanding that you will build on when you start to actually work in your profession. You may not think you use it daily, but if you didn't have that foundation, you wouldn't be able to do your job very well.

Miserlou57 14y ago

Thanks for the input. I've wondered about whether the engineering route is for me. Sometimes I view it as something I dislike less than everything else. Generally I really like building and designing things, but unfortunately many of the classes in school don't revolve around that, and instead revolve around copious amounts of math and equations, which is understandable, but not something too many engineers do on a daily basis these days. I like math in general, but calculating projectile motion of a spring-launched object and the like doesn't really keep me interested. I will try the small task lists. Thanks for that.

chris_dcosta 14y ago
Is there anything like an art based product design class? It's what I did and found it great because it totally avoided all maths - the idea was that you came up with the ideas, you built the prototypes, solving engineering problems by doing and learning intuitively what works and what breaks rather than by maths. In fact the engineers often work for designers, so it's a question of where you'd like to be in the food chain.
thisone 14y ago
Learning a profession involves learning copious amounts of information that you do not use in your every day job. A lot of it is conceptual work providing you a solid basis of knowledge and understanding that you will build on when you start to actually work in your profession. You may not think you use it daily, but if you didn't have that foundation, you wouldn't be able to do your job very well.