Divide by 4

Have you ever had trouble managing a task? I'm sure you have, because it has happened to us all. At the end of the day, when looking back at an assignment I have completed, sometimes I think to myself "Man, I could have done that better!" Well, I now can say goodbye to those days, because the divide by four strategy is one that works great. It helps you break down (or chunk) the task into four simple aspects to complete the assignment.

In the divide by four strategy, you take your task and split it up into four sections. The first section is prepare, the second is start, third is continue, and fourth is to finish the assignment. You can break down any assignment whether it is a paper, project, or even maybe a test.

For me personally, I used the divide by four strategy for my PHI 107 paper. I divided the assignment into four aspects, which you can see in the picture. Breaking down the assignment into four parts made it much easier to go about completing my paper. I wasn't overwhelmed just thinking I had one big paper to do, because I always knew the next step that I needed to complete to write a good paper. The divide by four strategy also helps me avoid procrastination, because this strategy prevent me from sitting down and doing the whole assignment all night right before it is due. And, I think I wrote a very good paper using this strategy.

I am a Kinsethetic and Visual learner, so for me seeing a peice of paper that was telling me how to split up and go about my paper was great. I saw what I had to do, and I did it. I am also a reading / writing learner so writing down how I was going to split up my paper assignment was also helpful.

I highly recommend this strategy for anyone, especially those who feel overwhelmed when having to complete a large assignment. This strategy is also good for procrastinators who think it's OK to do things all in one shot. Trust me, it's way better to avoid procrastination and use this strategy!