Students who ranked tomorrow's six tasks each evening said they put things off less
Who it’s about: Students
- No comparison
After two weeks of ranking the next day's six tasks each evening, students said they put things off less.
Small randomised trial of 30 Indonesian students active in student clubs · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ groups weren't properly compared; numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show
The study
Who took part
30 psychology students in Indonesia who were active in student clubs and put off schoolwork a moderate or high amount. There were 15 in each group, and the paper doesn't give their ages or genders.
What they did
For 14 days, one group listed the six most important tasks for the next day each evening. They ranked them, did them one at a time in that order, and moved any unfinished task to the next day. The other group got nothing.
What happened
The list group rated themselves as putting things off less at the end, while the other group barely changed. The researchers never tested whether the two groups really differed. Some of the paper's numbers for the other group don't add up, and nobody checked on the students after two weeks.
Source
Efektivitas Penerapan Self-Management Ivy Lee Methods dalam Menurunkan Prokrastinasi Akademik Mahasiswa Berorganisasi (2026)
DOI: 10.58812/jpkws.v4i02.3569 (opens in a new tab)Tools in this study
Action
Rank tomorrow's top tasksList the few most important tasks for the next day in order and do them one at a time.
