WEEK3 3.1Tackling Procrastination

DATE 2016/01/19 COURSETackling Procrastination
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3.1 Tackling Procrastination: It’s easier and more valuable than you think

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Words

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Arsenic

a strong poison

toxic

poisonous

poisonous

(of an animal or insect) producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey

Poison

is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it or absorb it.

dose

A ~ of medicine or a drug is a measured amount of it which is intended to be taken at one time

Microscopic

objects are extremely small, and usually can be seen only through a microscope.

uncanny

If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain.

procrastination

If you procrastinate, you keep leaving things you should do until later, often because you do not want to do them.

cognitive

Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.*

prioritize

If you prioritize something, you treat it as more important than other things.

cram

If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them.

neural

Neural means relating to a nerve or to the nervous system.

fend off

If you fend off unwanted questions, problems, or people, you stop them from affecting you or defend yourself from them, but often only for a short time and without dealing with them completely.

choke

When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.

devise

If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.

irrational

If you describe someone's feelings and behaviour as irrational, you mean they are not based on logical reasons or clear thinking.

innate

An innate quality or ability is one which a person is born with.

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outline

-By putting the same amount of time into yourlearning but spacing that learning out by starting earlier you'll learn better
** First things first**

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