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Desire versus Obligation: A Key to Interrupting Procrastination?

by Gretchen | Mar 11, 2011 | Academic Coaching, Procrastination

I just finished a coaching session with Amy, a high school junior who is a notorious procrastinator. Actually, most of my high school students are procrastinators; I’m starting to believe that this is just a natural part of being human! I’m mean, I notice...

Sneaky Trick for Motivating Yourself To Do Homework

by Gretchen | Mar 9, 2011 | Academic Coaching, blog, Procrastination

A 17-year-old client of mine just discovered a brilliant way to motivate herself doing homework: If she dedicates an assignment to a friend, she finds she’s more inspired and puts more effort into it than she would have otherwise! Although I’ve never tried...

Using Text Messages as a Time Management Tool for Teens

by Gretchen | Mar 17, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Procrastination

There are several websites that I can’t live without in my academic coaching practice, and one of them is … drum roll, please… www.ohdontforget.com On this website students can schedule a text message to be sent to them at a specific time. Here are a...
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