FACS 56 life management

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FACS 56 life management decision making
process procrastination
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resources resources in relation to goalslimited
(money, time, energy, etc..) how do resources
affect your goals? how can we use the resources
we do have most effectively?
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decision making process some choices we make are
better than others our choices can be made even
better if we are clear about our values, goals
standards scarce resources can be used to their
fullest with good decision making skills
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decision making process some have trouble
accepting the idea of scarcityendless ideas with
no limits on using time, energy or money tend to
be casual, easygoing, creative holistic
thinkersgreat qualities but if taken to the
extreme can be out of balance does this sound
like you? may run out of resources like energy
money before most important goals are met
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• decision making process
• simple enough
• define the problem in light of your values, goals
  standards
• set a deadline for solution
• identify alternatives
• weigh alternatives
• make a choice
• make an action plan to
• implement and evaluate
• your choice

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decision making process examples in your own
life? step 1helps us stay focused on problem
often mentions action intended
buy a different car that will be more reliable
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decision making process step 2asks us to think
about the time framehow quickly is the solution
needed? especially important if we have more
than one problem or decision allows us to
prioritize direct our energy accordingly
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decision making process step 3brainstorming
technique is ideallooking for tentative
solutions ask trusted individuals for
opinions make lists arrange sticky notes
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decision making process step 4temporarily stop
production of ideasbegin evaluation most fun
most complex? gather information from
knowledgeable sources about each alternativeadd
to your listsinclude time, money energy costs
of each
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decision making step 4continued evaluate
ideaspros cons, forecast the futureimagine
the worst thing, the best thing, the most
likely thing that could happen with each
particular choice discard alternatives along the
way you may discover you need more infomove
back forth between steps 3 4
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decision making process step 5asks you to
choose uncomfortable? ask yourself if you can
change your mind later remember NOT making a
decision is a decision
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decision making process step 6creating a plan
to implement your decision be very clear about
your goal or purposebe SMART Sspecific Mmeasur
able Aachievable Rrelevant Ttime-framed
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• decision making processpractice
• define the problem in light of your values, goals
  standards
• set a deadline for solution
• identify alternatives
• weigh alternatives
• make a choice
• make an action plan to
• implement and evaluate
• your choice

examples in your own life?
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procrastination
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procrastination
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4P785j15Tzk
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procrastination a strategy of delaya signal
that there is a conflict of some sort often
results in last-minute rush, poor quality work,
and unsatisfactory decisions
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procrastination what is the conflict? major
cause of procrastination is fear fear of
failurefear of loss of control perfectionism is
often the culprit in these instances setting
unrealistically high standards
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procrastination fear of successmay begin the
task but sabotage ourselves so we ultimately
fail free ourselves from having to be
responsible or successful in the
future can we expect ourselves to refrain
completely from procrastinating?
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procrastination we can work to diminish our
tendencyclear goals realistic action plans
help knowing what will motivate us using those
things as rewards for incremental progressbreak
job into little pieces
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• procrastination
• strategies
• 5 minute plando something for 5 minutes then
  free to stop
• do easy part firstlike a warm-up
• do the hard part first
• get it out of the way
• rewards along the
• way

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homework procrastination (refer to pg. 38 in
text for specifics) over a period of several
days, keep a record of every time you
procrastinateat work, home, schooletc what
might you be afraid of in relation to the
activities you postponed?