Today is raining. I drove home from my morning classes in a thunderstorm and it is only in the low 40s, so my house is chilly. Last week’s snow has washed away and my mood basically matches the weather. I want to take a nap, but I need to power through the rest of my afternoon and be productive. In just one short week I will be presenting my Capstone project! Although I’ve given my presentation a lot of thought, I have not created my PowerPoint and even though I have a full week, I feel as though I am procrastinating. I still need to attend my internship 3 days this week and I’m babysitting on Saturday, so realistically I do not have ample free time.
Amazingly, I have written a full rough draft of my Capstone paper—a whopping 75 pages without my references, which means I need to edit down. I feel EXTREMELY relieved that I have the bulk of this project completed, and I will feel even that much better once my presentation is out of the way next Monday! I heard that some of the professors who do not teach classes during my Capstone course attend different students’ presentations, so I definitely want to be prepared in case I have any visitors. The thought of spectators makes me nervous, but I suppose it will give me that extra nudge that I need at the end of my second year to do a stellar job!
As I’ve mentioned before, my literature review is on infidelity, specifically about gender differences and treatment approaches for infidelity couples. I’m thinking about opening my presentation with a short video of Tiger Woods and President Clinton, two very public figures with infamous relationships. I think that everyone in my class has heard of their cases of infidelity, so I’m hoping this approach will capture their interest and sustain their attention! The presentation is 1 hour long, so I need to incorporate a mixture of medias, such as videos, PPT slides, handouts, and in-class activities. I think that instead of writing about it now, I should get to work! Wish me luck…
You know the saying “April showers bring May flowers?” April showers=my mood and energy level right now, but May flowers=the thought of finishing my Spring semester & graduating!
Samantha,
You should add Weiner to your presentation as well! Don’t worry about procrastination, it is human nature and it adds pressure which makes us work harder. I operate a renewable energy website that can be overwhelming at times, but a little bit of procrastination helps us work harder.
Good luck with your presentation,
Stefan
Extremely well written article and very easy to understand. Really, it’s a great presentation. Thanks you for the posting……
I’m glad I’ve found your blog because I’m an experienced couples counselor who is as passionate about strengthening marriages and families as I am for developing an evidence-based strategy for stopping procrastination.
I’d like to add to Stephan’s comment and suggest that you include Dominic Strauss-Khan.
I’d also love to be able to visit your blog again in the future and hear about what you’ve found in your infidelity research. For example, is it still roughly 50% of married men and 30% of married woman who have affairs in North America? What kind of counseling approaches save the marriage while also affair proofing it?
I really like your writing strategy of doing a bulk conceptual write-up based on your intuitive knowledge from your research and then going back to refine and reference it. This strategy fits very nicely with the evidence-based procrastination stopping strategy I’ve developed.
As far as overcoming procrastination on academic tasks is concerned the solution is actually as simple as it is counterintuitive:
If it can “cure” clinical depression and childhood autism, it can “cure” procrastination.
I think you will find the following approach to ending procrastination very helpful for those important writing tasks that are both easy and harmful to avoid: http://procrastinationfreeliving.com
I look forward to visiting again sometime, in hopes that you have answered my questions about infidelity gender differences and effective infidelity treatment approaches.
Gratefully,
- Duddy.
Extremely well written article and very easy to understand. Really, it’s a great presentation. Thanks you for the posting……
“April showers bring May flowers” – and flowers bring lots of smiles
Enjoy your day.
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Superb presentation! I understood about it very well. Thanks for providing the nice information.
Samantha,
You bring back memories of the last days of college and the joy of moving on into life, Wish you the best and know you will be most useful to many people.
The spring and the flowers give the picture of the renewing of the earth in God’s infinate wisdom and that it would be a good idea for us to begin using more Insights to Renewable Energy
There is always a calm after the storm. Hard work and perseverance will always pay off. Just keep your chin down and keep working hard!
Great! nice piece Samantha…I am a business owner now with Ice Vending Machines, when I was in college, I really feel the same with your story that is why I relate this piece. Well, keep it up and be happy always.
flowers bring lots of smiles
Rainy days brings such lovely flowers to the surrounding with its beautiful blooms. I love your post by the way.
hope your graduation went well
It was a good idea to open with Tiger and President Clinton. i hope it went well.
A lovely post and lots of detail, I can see there was a huge amount of thought and stress went into getting this right, I’m sure it went well for you, what is next on the journey for you, I’d love to hear an update.
Love & Light
Karma – Psychic Intuitive & Trainer @ Psychics Live
I have recently started a website about marriage and infidelity and the info you offer on this site has helped me greatly. Thank you for shedding lights and good luck to your presentation. Break a leg !
Concentrate on the flowers, not the showers!
Good luck!
Congratulations on your graduation Samantha! I love showers and flowers.
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Very well written and informative article. Fantastic presentation.
I hope everything turned out ok with you.
pleasant task when you can combine with beauty. May flowers are also a good idea, full of hope beautiful
hope all is going well now – excellent artilce
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Clinical depression has been a recurrent theme in my family for generations. Seems that the thread has been woven too tightly to unravel it all at once. It takes staunch diligence and peseverance to win this winnable battle!
There are however some specific steps that you can take;
Treatment with medications is perhaps the most widely used one. You can try prescription antidepressants. There are different types of these drugs that work in slightly different ways. These include:
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
* Serotonine and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
* Tricyclic Antidepressants – these are no longer widely used
* Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors – these were the earliest medications used, but they have interaction not only with other medicines, but also with common foods such as chicken and chocolate.
The obvious problem with these are the inevitable side effects such as dizziness, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, and headache and reduced sex drive.
You can also try psychotherapy as well as cognitive behavioural therapy although these still seem to be in their infancy.
The bottom line is to get help from someplace, either a trusted friend, pastor, or professional. You cannot win this on your own!
Wow, Tiger Woods and Clinton are the perfect example of infidelity ha, ha…
Very rightly said April showers bring may flowers. After a shower of sorrows, there will be flowers of happiness. so don’t loose hope and everything will be ok.
hey Rich – really great post you covered everything here – Ive heard of smart goals useful stuff –
cheers
I’ve been working with lots of infidelity issues and I truly agree of what was stated in here. Keep up the good writing.