Procrastination starts from childhood.

I had a friend who told me that his kid tends to procrastinate his work. He then asked me to have a word or two with his kid. When I first saw his kid, I didn't talk anything about his homework. Instead, I gave him a chocolate bar. He received the chocolate bar and ate it in just a few moment.

"Was it delicious?" I asked. Then he started nodding his head. "Do you want more?", this time he nodded even harder. I pulled out another chocolate bar and said: "Here, I'm giving you another one. But this time, you could only have your second bite after you stand on the chair, and sit down." After he understood what I've said, he grabbed the bar immediately.

As he chewed off the chocolate bar, he started standing on the chair, and sit back down. He finally finished the bar after he went up and down for many times. He started sweating and had chocolate all over his mouth.

"Was it delicious?" I asked. He thought for a moment, and said: "It seemed not as delicious as the first one.". Then I asked again, "Aren't they the same chocolate bars?". "Ya!", "Then why is the second one not as delicious as the first one?". He started scratching his head, and said: "I don't know..."

After that, I took out a sheet of paper and gave him 5 mathematics questions. He answered all the questions correctly in just 1 minute. "I'm going to give you 5 more questions. Only this time, you'd have to stand up again after you write a number.". "I have to do the same like the chocolate?", "Yes.".

And so, he did what was told. When he got back to his question after standing up, he lost his track on the numbers. Hence, he used 3 minutes to finish the questions this time. This time there were only 4 correct answers.

"The purpose of asking you to stand up after you did something was to disconnect you from what you were doing. As the number of getting disconnection increased, the time you took to finish a task will also increase. Other than that, the outcome could also be different. What seemed to be tasty could turned out bad."

Then I continued to explain: "If you drag your work and procrastinate, it will affect your performance and the outcome. If you wish to finish something, do it and make sure you finished it before you do the rest. Procrastination takes away your time and you might not reach what you aimed for."

That child understood what I told him to do. I think he will start to make up his mind to finish off something when he should.


Thoughts:
Of course, I don't suggest that you use this method, but this is really a good example. The main thing we learn here is the way and method he treated the kid. He demonstrated the disadvantages of procrastination in a more easy way for the kid to understand. This really produced a good effect as the kid had a taste of what it's like to procrastinate. Compared to the scolding and nagging method, this could teach the kid not to repeat the same mistake.

One small habit could show your characteristic and determine your future victory. If you like to procrastinate, it means that you're not responsible and sincere enough while you carry out your duty/task. If this bad habit keeps going on, it doesn't just hinder you from finishing your task, but you would only be a failure in the end.

As JD PICs, we must always use our brain, and think. Or else, how are we going to lead the children? Other than thinking in the children's position, we must read more often to elevate ourselves. This way, we could come up with new and creative ideas that we could use in the Junior Division.

It is very often to get disconnected from something for those who like to procrastinate. This reminds us to finish off something when we're determined to. It is always a good way to cut down the time taken and to increase our efficiency. We need to take quick action in Kosen-rufu, to create a great value in a short time.

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