Objective-based schoolwork sessions

I had a new idea for dealing with schoolwork. Actually, I guess I’ve done it a bit in the past, but not very deliberately. Since I started my scheduling, I work on schoolwork for a predetermined amount of time. That does work well, but it is daunting on big projects and feels aimless sometimes. Instead, I think I need to set a realistic goal for each schoolwork session that is not dependent on time. Here’s an example for the assignment that I have due today about vocabulary activities:

Old way: spend 45 minutes writing about vocabulary activities

New way: write 200 words about vocabulary activities

As you can see, the new way is objective-focused instead of drawing my attention to the amount of time I’m spending.

I have been setting concrete goals for an entire day, but the larger amount of time meant that my goals are sometimes way off. Also, it’s easy to put something off until later in the day, which becomes the next day, and thus perpetuates procrastination.