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I think I’m a serious procrastinator. I often feel that I have a lot of time, so I postpone what I should do. Every time I have to wait until my panic monster comes out before driving me to do what I should do. Whenever I feel that I have to do a complicated thing and feel pressured, I choose to avoid and delay it, such as homework and reports. Why I build the habit of procrastination? Sometimes it's because of laziness, sometimes because I want to do things well. For whatever reason, I cannot use this as an excuse for procrastination. In fact, there are many ways to deal with procrastination, and these are the strategies I use. First, list the to-do items. Let me know what I have to do, and then divide the goals into smaller goals to make myself feel that things are not that difficult. Second, Minimize distractions. For example, when I do my homework, I keep my mobile phone far away and avoid sitting next to the TV at work!  Finally, reward yourself. Give yourself snacks to stay m

  📣 Podcast link： https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210225 📣 Vocabulary： 1. pandemic ：a disease that affects people over a very large area or the whole world. 👉🏻The government should control SARS before it becomes a pandemic . 2. take hold ：to start to have a definite effect. 👉🏻The economic recovery is just beginning to take hold now. 3. wimpy ：not strong, brave, or confident. 👉🏻I was too wimpy to be a boxer so I decided to be a musician. 4. sheer ：used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except. 👉🏻Immense and sheer , the mountains emerge from a fog of silk. 5. kick in ：to start to have an effect or to happen. 👉🏻the reforms will kick in later this year. 6. genome ：the complete set of genetic material of a human, animal, plant, or other living thing. 👉🏻Billions of dollars will have been poured into the human genome project. 7. take stock ：to think carefully about the things that

This time I'm gonna share a podcast. The podcast name is: Before Breakfast The name of the host is Laura Vanderkam. She is the author of several time management and productivity books. This podcast mainly about shares a time management strategy or an answer to a listener’s schedule question. Like how can listeners make the most of their time, both at work and at home? Quote from Michael LeBoeuf:"Waste your money and you’re only out of money, but waste your time and you’ve lost a part of your life." Clearly, we have less time than we think. And I consider I'm a procrastinator, I often think I have a lot of time, so I always postpone what I can do today. Yeah, I know it is a bad habit. So I want to improve my procrastination habit, and share it with those who have the same situation as me. I think this podcast can not only improve my English listening skills, but also give me the knowledge of time management. Every day just only takes about six minutes. It’s very suitab

Hi,  Welcome to my Blog😊 I’m Vesta.  I am majoring in Finance at National Taipei University of Business. I think I'm an easy-going person that works well with other people. My hobbies include listening to music, drawing and reading. In my free time I also like making crafts. Whenever I complete a handicraft, I feel so happy.