I imagine most people would have some anxiety prior to doing something like this workshop about what the group will be like, and whether they will fit in. At the Procrastination workshop I found there was a great bunch of people. I really enjoyed the group and I was surprised that there were probably one or two in the group that I thought, ‘Wow really – you have trouble with procrastination? You, who have done a PhD? It just goes to show that people who appear as if they have got it all together battle things like procrastination. I am always amazed when I attend anything like this workshop, at the range of different personalities, different cultures, different educational levels etc
I really enjoyed the day I thought it was fabulous. Two things I found most useful. The ‘ if… then…’ idea was something I’d never heard of before. It was like a bit of a light went on when I heard about it, so I appreciated being introduced to that idea. Also I ‘d never really stopped to think about that if I didn’t feel like doing something, or I wasn’t motivated to do it, then I could feel like that, but go ahead and do it anyway. I’ve drawn on that quite a bit this week already. I can say to myself (when I don’t really feel like doing something), ‘Well I know you don’t feel like doing it, but that was your plan, so start’.
I would definitely recommend the Procrastination workshop to others because I found it a really stimulating day, and very useful in a practical sense of getting myself moving.’
