The student syndrome (综合症) is a phenomenon where a large number of students put off doing things until right before the deadline (最后期限). Since it involves unnecessary delay, it usually leads to negative results for those who display it. They will feel stressed and overwhelmed, and the task seems to be never finished.
To avoid the student syndrome, you should figure out what's causing you to delay in the first place, and then use some techniques.
Break your tasks into small and manageable steps. For example, if you need to write an article, you can start with small steps, such as figuring out the title, creating a rough description, and finding five appropriate academic sources. Keep it in mind that if the project in question is large, then you generally shouldn't worry about figuring out all the steps to it from the very beginning. Then find new steps as you make progress along the way. This helps you avoid feeling upset and getting stuck.
For example, if you have a single deadline for completing a large research paper, set additional deadlines along the way for completing specific parts of it. These additional deadlines to be met will make the very large research paper more manageable and less frightening.
Find your productivity cycles. People's ability to complete certain tasks is different based on a great many factors such as the time of day. For example, it may be the case that you're best able to concentrate on difficult tasks early in the morning, before you've started dealing with emails or minor administrative aspects of your job.
Follow these techniques and you are unlikely to wait until the last minute.
A. Establish specific goals for yourself.
B. Set intermediate (中间的) deadlines for yourself.
C. They can help you take action in a timely manner.
D. This phenomenon can be considered to be a form of delay.
E. You should take this into account when scheduling your work.
F. Instead, start by finding the first few steps that you need to take.
G. You should change your environment to make it easier for yourself to get started.
