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  • Penalty system for motivation in combating procrastination

    Veranika Vinichenka
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    Hello everyone! One way to combat procrastination is by creating a system of rewards and penalties to motivate yourself. Rewards are clear, but what about penalties? How do you feel about this in terms of motivating anyone, including yourself?

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    Nataliya Trotsenko
    Implementing a penalty system to tackle procrastination can be quite effective, particularly for those of us more motivated by avoiding losses than by gaining rewards. For example, a friend of mine practices this: she has a box for money where she deposits each time she misses a deadline. I personally believe that there should be a balance between rewards and penalties, as penalties seem like very short-term motivation to me. P.S. I was sure that I was against this when reading your question, but while writing this post, I came to realize that sometimes I say, "I won't go to the restaurant before I finish this project." Yet, I believe it depends on the perspective you take: "I won't go to the restaurant before I finish this project" - penalties "I will go to the restaurant when I finish this project" - rewards
    Jade Grimwood
    Oooh. Interesting question! What are you thinking in terms of a penalty? What would be an example?