I procrastinate and start making silly mistakes...

[master414]

I make silly mistakes all the time and I always look for the most short term solutions while having long term consequences.

I procrastinate all the time while I have many exams. I leave all my homework to the last minute, my teacher was angry for not doing homework in two cases since entering college.

In the past, I scored the HIGHEST in Mathematics in Primary Year 6 SATS.

Gotten a silver certificate in mathematics.

Today, prior to entering college, I had awful examination grades except from two, Maths and Science. I procrastinated for all the other exams until I decided to revise for my last two exams, which was Maths and Science, gained two A*s there. Rest were very little As and Bs, lots of Cs and Ds, very low compared to the prediction the school gave me a few years ago.

Now, I still procrastinate, and for some reason, I make incredibly silly mistakes.

I used to be the top in my class. I took Further Maths, and gotten pretty bad marks on practice papers/tests and the Maths Challenge (gotten bronze certificate while MANY set 2 people who I should be clever than beat me).

I have a LOT of coursework, and I am pretty good at using computers, for my ICT coursework I keep getting Cs and Ds. I even got a U because I did not finish the coursework properly, fortunately I have time to modify my coursework before it is submitted to the exam board.

I also make "RETARDED" (sorry if this offends anyone) mistakes, such as putting a spoon from my kitchen in the bin without being aware and also saying a rectangle is half base x height, when it is infact base x height. I did NOT think I would make such a retarded mistake until the teacher pointed it out in my homework.

Basically, HOW do I STOP procrastinating? Why do I make STUPID mistakes?

I remember when I did Maths challenges, I was the top 3 highest scoring in my class, now I am the bottom 4 highest scoring in my Maths class.

I have a high IQ, am I ADHD?
I can still code, and make a lot of money from coding.

 

[Fendle]

Lol, looks like you need to get your ass in gear and stop coming on here and sort all your work out. Take a SRB until Christmas to sort yourself out and just concentrate on your work, stay back after college etc etc.

 

I'm the worst for procrastination. I failed a couple exams because of it and had to resit some. Then did them again and did perfect, because I put my mind to it. You're not ADHD or ADD. Everyone goes through it. But if you do well, you'll thank yourself later down the line. Just think, once you've got good grades or a degree you're set pretty good for the rest of your life. Imagine still doing exams when you're an adult, gonna suck. Reward yourself for it, make a study timetable and stick to it. Good luck.

 

[FloydZeppelin]

Well what are you doing during the times that you're procrastinating? Perhaps then we could figure this out and help you maintain a balanced schedule.

Drinking? Drugs? Girls? Games? What is it?

 

[bad_moose]

Just get on top of everything. I find that if I let myself get behind in college I end up feeling so guilty that I just can't do anything. If you get all your work done as soon as you can, make sure it's done well and handed in on time then you should see an improvement. To solve the procrastination issue you need to remove as many distractions as possible from where you are working. If I need to get some work done then I turn off my router and take my phone and the power cables for my Xbox and TV downstairs. It's quite a lot of effort to go and bring it all back up and normally I'll realise that I'm being an idiot before I manage to get back down there. :L This will work, unless of course the problem is more serious (ie. drink, drugs etc.) Don't take up your time with coding. At your age you need to be employed in a structured way with a set number of hours per week. That way you will work for enough money to get you by and not overdo it. If you're self employed (which is effectively what you will be if you're coding for cash) then it's very easy to end up doing too much work because of the money attraction and letting it affect your college work. Unless you are very well disciplined (no offence - sounds like you're not) you won't be able to manage it.