The document provides tips for avoiding procrastination when studying at university. It recommends recognizing when you are procrastinating, identifying the reasons for procrastinating, and implementing strategies like breaking large tasks into smaller pieces, setting a timer to work for short periods, and seeking help from support services to stay on track with your goals.

1. PROCRASTINATION
AVOIDING
TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR UNIVERSITY STUDY

2. STEPS TO AVOIDING PROCRASTINATION
RECOGNISE WHEN
YOU ARE
PROCRASTINATING.
01

3. STEPS TO AVOIDING PROCRASTINATION
IDENTIFY WHY
YOU ARE
PROCRASTINATING.
02

4. STEPS TO AVOIDING PROCRASTINATION
IMPLEMENT
STRATEGIES TO
OVERCOME
PROCRASTINATION.
03

5. WHEN YOU GET A NEW TASK,
RATHER THAN WAITING
FOR SOME VAGUE
FUTURE START DATE.
REACT IMMEDIATELY

6. INTO BITE-SIZED ACTIVITIES.
BREAK THE TASK
DOWN

7. START WITH SOME
TO GET YOU STARTED
EASY ACTIVITIES

8. TELL YOURSELF YOU WILL
WORK ON A TASK FOR
THEN SEE IF YOU CAN
KEEP GOING.
5 MINUTES

9. SCHEDULE REGULAR
TO WORK ON THE TASK.
SHORT BLOCKS

10. WHEN YOU NEED IT: FROM
TUTORS, ACADEMIC SKILLS,
COUNSELLING, A STUDY GROUP.
SEEK HELP

11. BE
IN YOUR GOALS.
REALISTIC

12. HTTP://SERVICES.UNIMELB.EDU.AU/ACADEMICSKILLS
ACADEMIC
SKILLS
Enablingstudentstorealisetheirfull
academicpotentialandachieveexcellence.
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