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By oliver stone, wall street summary and analysis of part 3: ascending the ladder.

Gekko takes Wildman, Wildman's associate, and Bud upstairs in his home and shows them his gun collection, including a Luger gun that is one of only six that were originally manufactured. Wildman accuses Gekko of being corrupt in having bought up his company, and informs him that he doesn't plan on selling the business but on revitalizing it, in order to bring back Anacott Steel and help its workers. The two men exchange many insults, with Wildman calling Gekko a pirate, before finally settling on a deal. Wildman agrees to pay more than the original selling price to Gekko in exchange for full control of the company. Gekko eventually agrees on a sum and Wildman leaves, angrily.

When Wildman leaves, Bud quotes the book on war that Gekko told him to read, all about how to handle business deals in the appropriately aggressive way. Gekko is pleased that Bud is taking his advice and smiles at him.

In the very early morning, Gekko calls Bud and tells him that $100,000 in Hong Kong gold has just been sent to him, and that he should "play with it" in order to make some more money. Gekko is walking on the beach and talking on his cellphone, advising Bud to keep working hard and to get some new info, by any means possible. He then reveals that he knows that Bud is going on a date with Darien and tells him to be careful.

Bud goes to visit his college friend Roger Barnes, and makes some pleasantries before trying to get some insider tips from him. Roger doesn't want to tell him anything, for fear of getting disbarred, and turns down an offer to grab a beer. On their way out of the office, however, he points out to Bud that most of the good secrets of the firm can be found in his uncle's office down the hall.

Outside, Bud makes conversation with a man from the maintenance company the cleans the office building and makes him a business offer. In the process, Bud steals a maintenance worker uniform and sneaks into the law firm later that night, looking for documents that might give him a tip. He uses the information to make some more deals with a friend and grow Gekko's capital.

We see Bud on a date with Darien, in which he tells her he wants to ride a motorcycle across China. She tells him she wants "to do for furniture what Laura Ashley did for fabrics." One night, he tries to get into the firm in the evening, posing as a maintenance worker, but runs into a lawyer who stops him.

Bud visits his father at Bluestar Airlines. Carl complains that management is about to lay off five of his workers and it's got him stressed out. After commiserating, Bud gives his father $5,000, a dividend for all the money Carl gave him over the years. When Carl doesn't want it, saying "Money is one giant pain in the ass if you ask me," Bud suggests he buy a new suit or a new bowling jacket.

At Gekko's Hamptons home, Bud, Darien and Gekko ride go-carts. Then, poolside, Bud is given partial power of attorney for Gekko's accounts, further folded into Gekko's business. An attorney warns Bud that if anything happens, he's on his own, and tells him to put some money in an offshore account. Gekko's toddler son comes out and Gekko brags about how smart he is, before the boy throws a berry at the attorney. Kate instructs a babysitter to put the baby to bed.

At a payphone, Bud calls Roger and makes a deal, promising him some "easy money." Roger reluctantly agrees, as the scene shifts to Harry Lynch laying off Dan at Bud's office. Bud walks past the office, noticing the firing, and greets Marvin , who tells him Dan's getting fired for not meeting his quota.

Immediately after firing Dan, Harry makes an announcement over the loudspeaker that Bud has brought in the most money of anyone, saying, "Shows cold calling does work, fellas." After Marvin sarcastically congratulates Bud, Lou tells him to enjoy it while it lasts, "because it never does." As he walks up to the front of the room, Bud pats Dan on the arm before following Harry into his new corner office.

A real estate agent shows Bud a penthouse apartment on the Upper East Side. He buys it and has Darien design the interior, complete with carpets, art on the wall, and gold leaf. She tells him she's having House & Garden come to photograph the apartment the next week.

One night, Darien and Bud make homemade pasta and sushi in his new kitchen. As opera music plays, they sit down to dinner together. "Isn't it perfect?" she says, and he tells her it's "too perfect." After dinner, they have sex.

Later, on the roof, Bud looks out over the city and says, "Who am I?" shaking his head, and Darien beckons him to bed.

An art auction. Gekko bids millions on a large painting, with Darien by his side. After the auction, he suggests they get a suite at the Carlyle, to "celebrate just like old times." Darien insists that their affair is over, before telling Gekko that she's falling in love with Bud. Gekko advises against it, as he feels kindred to her because neither of them have bought into the myth of love. She asks Gekko never to tell Bud that they had an affair, and he agrees.

One day at work, Marvin comes and bothers Bud while he's working, making fun of him for being so high strung. Out of nowhere, Bud becomes angry, yelling, "I am sick of playing wet nurse with you all the time, alright? Will you do your own homework, Marv?" Marvin leaves the room, scowling at his old friend, now changed.

In this section, we see Bud Fox 's desire for wealth and power overtake his ambivalence about his line of work. He decides to go all in with Gekko, working with him to make as much money as he can and living the high life. As the money begins to pour in, he has no doubts about what he is doing, and becomes ruthless in his pursuit of the good life, never having any second thoughts about the backwards, crooked ways he accumulates his wealth.

Part of what pulls Bud deeper into the business is not only the money that comes with it (though that is a huge perk), but also the approval of Gekko and the feeling of having an aggressive and powerful paternal figure. He memorizes a passage from Gekko's favorite book about warrior tactics by Sun-tzu: "If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not split and reevaluate," and recites it to Gekko, much to Gekko's delight. Bud's ascendancy is not only related to his ambition, but also the fact that Gekko sees something of himself in the young stockbroker.

The irony of Bud's circumstance is such that while he is wheeling and dealing, using whatever means necessary to get the tip that will help him make some easy money, he is rewarded at work for being such a hard worker. When Harry announces that Bud has brought in a great deal of revenue, he says, "Shows cold calling does work," as if to make an example of Bud. In fact, Bud is cutting corners and working less hard than he had been, but he's aligned himself with the haves rather than the have-nots. In contrast to a figure like Dan, who has been loyal to the firm but gets fired unceremoniously after not making quota, Bud seeks to play the game of the stock market with a cutthroat will to win, which happens to mean cheating.

Director Oliver Stone aligns the viewer with Bud, yet consistently reminds us of the tenuousness of Bud's situation. Every time Bud enjoys a victory, he is followed by a ghost of his past, reminded that the highflying success he's enjoying has come at a price. When he visits his father, he is able to pay him for all the financial help he's given him over the years, but he also learns that coworkers of Carl's are being laid off, which is a direct consequence of his throwing the airlines under the bus to help Gekko. Then, when he is promoted to a corner office, he must pass his older coworker Dan in order to get to the office, and he looks at the dismayed face of his old friend with a look of thinly-masked dismay.

Bud's confusion about the course of his life catches up to him at odd moments, particularly when it all seems too good to be true. After he buys his idyllic Upper East Side penthouse and gets it furnished by his new beautiful mistress Darien, after they have made homemade gourmet food and had passionate sex, he goes on the roof and whispers to himself, "Who am I?" This question has an ambiguous meaning. On the one hand, it appears that Bud is awestruck at his luck, relishing in the fact that he has amassed so much wealth, but on the other, it appears that he has lost something of himself, that he does not recognize himself, that it has all become too disorienting.

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• Gordon Gekko : The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you.
• Bud Fox : Sun-tzu: If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not split and reevaluate.
• Lou Mannheim : Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.
• Gordon Gekko : If you need a friend, get a dog.
• Carl Fox : Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow...
• Bud Fox : Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them.
• Bud Fox : Blue Horseshoe loves Anacott Steel.
• Gordon Gekko : [ at the Teldar Paper stockholder's meeting ] Well, I appreciate the opportunity you're giving me Mr. Cromwell as the single largest shareholder in Teldar Paper, to speak. Well, ladies and gentlemen we're not here to indulge in fantasy but in political and economic reality. America, America has become a second-rate power. Its trade deficit and its fiscal deficit are at nightmare proportions. Now, in the days of the free market when our country was a top industrial power, there was accountability to the stockholder. The Carnegies, the Mellons, the men that built this great industrial empire, made sure of it because it was their money at stake. Today, management has no stake in the company! All together, these men sitting up here own less than three percent of the company. And where does Mr. Cromwell put his million-dollar salary? Not in Teldar stock; he owns less than one percent. You own the company. That's right, you, the stockholder. And you are all being royally screwed over by these, these bureaucrats, with their luncheons, their hunting and fishing trips, their corporate jets and golden parachutes.
• Cromwell : This is an outrage! You're out of line, Gekko!
• Gordon Gekko : Teldar Paper, Mr. Cromwell, Teldar Paper has 33 different vice presidents each earning over 200 thousand dollars a year. Now, I have spent the last two months analyzing what all these guys do, and I still can't figure it out. One thing I do know is that our paper company lost 110 million dollars last year, and I'll bet that half of that was spent in all the paperwork going back and forth between all these vice presidents. The new law of evolution in corporate America seems to be survival of the unfittest. Well, in my book you either do it right or you get eliminated. In the last seven deals that I've been involved with, there were 2.5 million stockholders who have made a pretax profit of 12 billion dollars. Thank you. I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them! The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much.
• Gordon Gekko : I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things. Read Sun-tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought.
• Carl Fox : Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others.
• Lou : The main thing about money, Bud, is that it makes you do things you don't want to do.
• [ Blue Star has gone from 24 to 16 1/2 in a very short time ]
• Gordon Gekko : Fox, where the hell are you? I am losing MILLIONS! You got me into this airline and you sure as hell better get me out or the only job you'll ever have on the Street is SWEEPING IT! You hear me, Fox?
• Bud Fox : You once told me, don't get emotional about stock. Don't! The bid is 16 1/2 and going down. As your broker, I advise you to take it.
• Gordon Gekko : Yeah. Well you TAKE IT!
• Gordon Gekko : *Right in the ass you fucking scumbag cocksucker!*
• Bud Fox : It's two minutes to closing, Gordon. What do you want to do? Decide.
• Gordon Gekko : [ calms down ] Dump it.
• [ Early in the morning, Bud's phone rings ]
• Bud Fox : [ answers the phone ] Yeah.
• Gordon Gekko : Money never sleeps, pal. Just made 800,000 in Hong Kong gold. It's been wired to you. Play with it. You've done good, but you gotta keep doing good. I've showed you how the game works. Now School's out.
• Bud Fox : Mr, Gekko, I'm there for you 110%.
• Gordon Gekko : No, no, no, no. You don't understand. I wanna be surprised. Astonish me, pal. New info. I don't care where or how you get it, just get it. My wife tells me you made a move on Darien. Well, here some inside info for you: That euro-flash G.Q.-type she's going out with has got big bucks, but he's putting her feet to sleep. Exit Visas are imminent, so I don't want you losing your place in line.
• [ take a look at the sunrise ]
• Gordon Gekko : Ah, Jesus. I wish you could see this. Light's coming up. I've never seen a painting that captures the beauty of the ocean at a moment like this. I'm gonna make you rich, Bud Fox. Yeah. Rich enough, you can afford a girl like Darien. This is your wake-up call, pal. Go to work.
• Bud Fox : There's no nobility in poverty.
• Gordon Gekko : The most valuable commodity I know of is information.
• Carl Fox : He's using you, kid. He's got your prick in his back pocket, but you're too blind to see it.
• Bud Fox : No. What I see is a jealous old machinist who can't stand the fact that his son has become more successful than he has!
• Carl Fox : What you see is a guy who never measured a man's success by the size of his WALLET!
• Bud Fox : That's because you never had the GUTS to go out into the world and stake your own claim!
• [ Long Pause ]
• Carl Fox : Boy, if that's the way you feel, I must have done a really lousy job as a father.
• Gordon Gekko : The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
• Gordon Gekko : [ meeting alone together in Central Park ] Hiya, Buddy.
• Bud Fox : [ nods as the both walk up to face one another ] Gordon.
• Gordon Gekko : [ with a smirk on his face ] Sand bagged me on Bluestar huh? I guess you think you taught the teacher a lesson that the tail can wag the dog huh? Well let me clue you in, pal. The ice is melting right underneath your feet.
• [ punches Bud and grabs him by the coattails ]
• Gordon Gekko : Did you think you could've gotten this far this fast with anyone else, huh? That you'd be out there dicking someone like Darien? No. You'd still be cold calling widows and dentists tryin' to sell 'em 20 shares of some dog shit stock. I took you in.
• [ hits him again ]
• Gordon Gekko : A NOBODY!
• [ and again ]
• Gordon Gekko : I opened the doors for you! Showed you how the system works! The value of information! How to *get it*! Fulham oil! Brant resources! Geodynamics! And this is how you fucking pay me back you COCKROACH?
• [ hits him once again and Bud falls to the ground ]
• Gordon Gekko : I GAVE you Darien. I GAVE you your manhood. I gave you EVERYTHING!
• [ calms down, then takes out his handkerchief and throws it to Bud to clean off the blood ]
• Gordon Gekko : You could've been one of the great ones Buddy. I looked at you and saw myself. Why?
• Bud Fox : [ getting up ] I don't know. I guess I realized that I'm just Bud Fox.
• Bud Fox : As much as I wanted to be Gordon Gekko, I'll *always* be Bud Fox.
• [ tosses back the handkerchief and walks away ]
• Gordon Gekko : It's all about bucks, kid. The rest is conversation.
• Gordon Gekko : That's the one thing you have to remember about WASPs: they love animals and hate people.
• Gordon Gekko : Jesus, if this guy owned a funeral parlor nobody would die!
• Gordon Gekko : What's worth doing is worth doing for money.
• Carl Fox : "There came into Egypt a Pharaoh who did not know."
• Gordon Gekko : I beg your pardon, is that a proverb?
• Carl Fox : No, a prophecy. The rich have been doing it to the poor since the beginning of time. The only difference between the Pyramids and the Empire State Building is the Egyptians didn't allow unions. I know what this guy is all about, greed. He don't give a damn about Bluestar or the unions. He's in and out for the buck and he don't take prisoners.
• [ Bud just got a promotion ]
• Lynch : The minute I laid eyes on you, I knew you had what it took.
• [ Bud just got arrested ]
• Lynch : The minute I laid eyes on you, I knew you were no good.
• [ In the last scene, The Foxes are driving down FDR Drive towards the U.S. Court House downtown ]
• Carl Fox : You told the truth and gave the money back. All things considered in this cockamamie world, you're shooting par.
• Mrs. Fox : You helped saved the airline, and the airline people are gonna remember you for it.
• Carl Fox : That's right. If I were you, I'd think about the job at Bluestar that Wildman offered you.
• Bud Fox : Dad, I'm going to jail and you know it.
• Carl Fox : Yeah, well, maybe that's the price, son. It's gonna be hard on you, that's for sure. But maybe in some kind of screwed-up way, it's the best thing that could've happened to you. You stop going for the easy buck and produce something with your life. Create instead of living off the buying and selling of others.
• [ drops Bud off at the Supreme Court House ]
• Carl Fox : We'll park the car and catch up with you.
• Bud Fox : All right.
• Carl Fox : I don't go to bed with no whore, and I don't wake up with no whore. That's how I live with myself. I don't know how you do it.
• Lou Mannheim : Kid, you're on a roll. Enjoy it while it lasts, 'cause it never does.
• Lou Mannheim : Bud... Bud I like you. Just remember something. Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.
• Bud Fox : I think I understand.
• Gordon Gekko : When I get a hold of the son of a bitch who leaked this, I'm gonna tear his eyeballs out and I'm gonna suck his fucking skull.
• Darien Taylor : When you've had money and lost it, it can be much worse than never having had it at all!
• Bud Fox : That is BULLSHIT!
• [ throws a whiskey bottle destructively; Darien starts to leave ]
• Bud Fox : HEY! HEY! You step out that door, and I am *changing the locks*!
• Gordon Gekko : Ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaughtered.
• Gordon Gekko : You're walking around blind without a cane, pal. A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place.
• [ Bud is just finding out about a meeting concerning Blue Star ]
• Roger Barnes : Well, you're only the President of the company. What the hell do you know, anyway?
• Marv : [ Bud has been ignoring him ] What the hell is the matter with you? Things are so bad out there even the lifers are complaining, but not you. No. You're pulling in big money. So what's the score huh...
• Bud Fox : Hey LOOK! I am SICK and TIRED of playing wet nurse to you all the time! Will you do your own homework, Marv?
• Marv : [ leaves ] What an asshole!
• Gordon Gekko : I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing.
• Gordon Gekko : You see that building? I bought that building ten years ago. My first real estate deal. Sold it two years later, made an $800,000 profit. It was better than sex. At the time I thought that was all the money in the world. Now it's a day's pay.
• Bud Fox : Hi, Marv.
• Marv : [ sarcastically ] Oh, hi. Say, why don't YOU get the hell out of MY office!
• Bud Fox : I know I've been a bit of a schmuck lately and I just want to apologize.
• Marv : You've been a *real* schmuck lately. So go thou and sin no more.
• Bud Fox : Let me make it up to you.
• [ types on computer ]
• Bud Fox : Bluestar. Put *all* your clients in it.
• Marv : [ pause ] Ok, Buddy Buddy. We are back in business on Bluestar.
• Gordon Gekko : You stop sending me information, and you start getting me some.
• Gordon Gekko : If you're not inside, you're *outside*!
• Gordon Gekko : Greed captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
• Gordon Gekko : Lunch is for wimps.
• Bud Fox : I'm tapped out Marv. American Express' got a hit man lookin' for me.
• Gordon Gekko : This is the kid, calls me 59 days in a row, wants to be a player. There ought to be a picture of you in the dictionary under persistence kid.
• Gordon Gekko : Sir Larry Wildman. Like all Brits, he thinks he was born with a better pot to piss in.
• Bud Fox : Did mom give you fish for dinner?
• Carl Fox : Spaghetti! Your mother still makes lousy spaghetti.
• Bud Fox : It's called "pasta" now, dad. "Spaghetti" is out of date.
• Carl Fox : So am I.
• [ BlueStar stock has gone from 19 to 22 7/8 very quickly ]
• Marv : Whew! Stock's going to Pluto, man.
• Bud Fox : Start unloading!
• Marv : What? SELL?
• Bud Fox : Dump it! Dump it all! Where's Lou?
• Marv : He's over there.
• [ Marv gets on the phone ]
• Marv : Ken, this is Marvin at Jackson-Steinem. We've gotta DUMP this baby! Yeah, you've got to take the money and RUN on BST! Yeah, we're pulling out now.
• [ Bud arrives at his to see Lynch, agents from the SEC and USPS, an lawyer from the U.S. Attorney's Office, and and an NYPD uniformed officer ready to arrest him ]
• Bud Fox : [ shocked ] I guess you're not here to open an I.R.A.
• Postal Inspector : Mr. Fox, I'm Henry Patterson with the Postal Inspection Service. This is Mr. Ebanhopper from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Evan Morrissey from the Securities and Exchange Enforcement Office.
• SEC Man : You're under arrest, Mr. Fox, for conspiracy to commit Securities fraud and for violating the Insider Trader's Sanction Act.
• Lynch : [ furious ] The minute I've laid eyes on you, I knew you were no good.
• U.S. Attorney : [ as the cop places the handcuffs on Bud, he is read the Miranda warning ] You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Do you understand? Anything you do say may be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during any questioning now or in the future.
• [ Bud, now fired and disgraced from Jackson-Steinem, is led away from the office in tears amongst onlookers ]
• Bud Fox : [ sobs to Carolyn ] So long, Carolyn.
• Bud Fox : Having sex with her was like reading the Wall St Journal.
• Bud Fox : You know what my dream is? It's to one day be on the other end of that phone.

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• If your answers were mostly Ds, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is getting distracted. 

Now that you’ve identified why you’re having a hard time getting your homework done, we can help you figure out how to fix it! Scroll down to find your core problem area to learn more about how you can start to address it. 

And one more thing: you’re really struggling with homework, it’s a good idea to read through every section below. You may find some additional tips that will help make homework less intimidating. 

How to Do Homework When You’re a Procrastinator  

Merriam Webster defines “procrastinate” as “to put off intentionally and habitually.” In other words, procrastination is when you choose to do something at the last minute on a regular basis. If you’ve ever found yourself pulling an all-nighter, trying to finish an assignment between periods, or sprinting to turn in a paper minutes before a deadline, you’ve experienced the effects of procrastination. 

If you’re a chronic procrastinator, you’re in good company. In fact, one study found that 70% to 95% of undergraduate students procrastinate when it comes to doing their homework. Unfortunately, procrastination can negatively impact your grades. Researchers have found that procrastination can lower your grade on an assignment by as much as five points ...which might not sound serious until you realize that can mean the difference between a B- and a C+. 

Procrastination can also negatively affect your health by increasing your stress levels , which can lead to other health conditions like insomnia, a weakened immune system, and even heart conditions. Getting a handle on procrastination can not only improve your grades, it can make you feel better, too! 

The big thing to understand about procrastination is that it’s not the result of laziness. Laziness is defined as being “disinclined to activity or exertion.” In other words, being lazy is all about doing nothing. But a s this Psychology Today article explains , procrastinators don’t put things off because they don’t want to work. Instead, procrastinators tend to postpone tasks they don’t want to do in favor of tasks that they perceive as either more important or more fun. Put another way, procrastinators want to do things...as long as it’s not their homework! 

3 Tips f or Conquering Procrastination 

Because putting off doing homework is a common problem, there are lots of good tactics for addressing procrastination. Keep reading for our three expert tips that will get your homework habits back on track in no time. 

#1: Create a Reward System

Like we mentioned earlier, procrastination happens when you prioritize other activities over getting your homework done. Many times, this happens because homework...well, just isn’t enjoyable. But you can add some fun back into the process by rewarding yourself for getting your work done. 

Here’s what we mean: let’s say you decide that every time you get your homework done before the day it’s due, you’ll give yourself a point. For every five points you earn, you’ll treat yourself to your favorite dessert: a chocolate cupcake! Now you have an extra (delicious!) incentive to motivate you to leave procrastination in the dust. 

If you’re not into cupcakes, don’t worry. Your reward can be anything that motivates you . Maybe it’s hanging out with your best friend or an extra ten minutes of video game time. As long as you’re choosing something that makes homework worth doing, you’ll be successful. 

#2: Have a Homework Accountability Partner 

If you’re having trouble getting yourself to start your homework ahead of time, it may be a good idea to call in reinforcements . Find a friend or classmate you can trust and explain to them that you’re trying to change your homework habits. Ask them if they’d be willing to text you to make sure you’re doing your homework and check in with you once a week to see if you’re meeting your anti-procrastination goals. 

Sharing your goals can make them feel more real, and an accountability partner can help hold you responsible for your decisions. For example, let’s say you’re tempted to put off your science lab write-up until the morning before it’s due. But you know that your accountability partner is going to text you about it tomorrow...and you don’t want to fess up that you haven’t started your assignment. A homework accountability partner can give you the extra support and incentive you need to keep your homework habits on track. 

#3: Create Your Own Due Dates 

If you’re a life-long procrastinator, you might find that changing the habit is harder than you expected. In that case, you might try using procrastination to your advantage! If you just can’t seem to stop doing your work at the last minute, try setting your own due dates for assignments that range from a day to a week before the assignment is actually due. 

Here’s what we mean. Let’s say you have a math worksheet that’s been assigned on Tuesday and is due on Friday. In your planner, you can write down the due date as Thursday instead. You may still put off your homework assignment until the last minute...but in this case, the “last minute” is a day before the assignment’s real due date . This little hack can trick your procrastination-addicted brain into planning ahead! 

If you feel like Kevin Hart in this meme, then our tips for doing homework when you're busy are for you. 

How to Do Homework When You’re too Busy

If you’re aiming to go to a top-tier college , you’re going to have a full plate. Because college admissions is getting more competitive, it’s important that you’re maintaining your grades , studying hard for your standardized tests , and participating in extracurriculars so your application stands out. A packed schedule can get even more hectic once you add family obligations or a part-time job to the mix. 

If you feel like you’re being pulled in a million directions at once, you’re not alone. Recent research has found that stress—and more severe stress-related conditions like anxiety and depression— are a major problem for high school students . In fact, one study from the American Psychological Association found that during the school year, students’ stress levels are higher than those of the adults around them. 

For students, homework is a major contributor to their overall stress levels . Many high schoolers have multiple hours of homework every night , and figuring out how to fit it into an already-packed schedule can seem impossible. 

3 Tips for Fitting Homework Into Your Busy Schedule

While it might feel like you have literally no time left in your schedule, there are still ways to make sure you’re able to get your homework done and meet your other commitments. Here are our expert homework tips for even the busiest of students. 

#1: Make a Prioritized To-Do List 

You probably already have a to-do list to keep yourself on track. The next step is to prioritize the items on your to-do list so you can see what items need your attention right away. 

Here’s how it works: at the beginning of each day, sit down and make a list of all the items you need to get done before you go to bed. This includes your homework, but it should also take into account any practices, chores, events, or job shifts you may have. Once you get everything listed out, it’s time to prioritize them using the labels A, B, and C. Here’s what those labels mean:

• A Tasks : tasks that have to get done—like showing up at work or turning in an assignment—get an A. 
• B Tasks : these are tasks that you would like to get done by the end of the day but aren’t as time sensitive. For example, studying for a test you have next week could be a B-level task. It’s still important, but it doesn’t have to be done right away.
• C Tasks: these are tasks that aren’t very important and/or have no real consequences if you don’t get them done immediately. For instance, if you’re hoping to clean out your closet but it’s not an assigned chore from your parents, you could label that to-do item with a C.

Prioritizing your to-do list helps you visualize which items need your immediate attention, and which items you can leave for later. A prioritized to-do list ensures that you’re spending your time efficiently and effectively, which helps you make room in your schedule for homework. So even though you might really want to start making decorations for Homecoming (a B task), you’ll know that finishing your reading log (an A task) is more important. 

#2: Use a Planner With Time Labels

Your planner is probably packed with notes, events, and assignments already. (And if you’re not using a planner, it’s time to start!) But planners can do more for you than just remind you when an assignment is due. If you’re using a planner with time labels, it can help you visualize how you need to spend your day.

A planner with time labels breaks your day down into chunks, and you assign tasks to each chunk of time. For example, you can make a note of your class schedule with assignments, block out time to study, and make sure you know when you need to be at practice. Once you know which tasks take priority, you can add them to any empty spaces in your day. 

Planning out how you spend your time not only helps you use it wisely, it can help you feel less overwhelmed, too . We’re big fans of planners that include a task list ( like this one ) or have room for notes ( like this one ). 

#3: Set Reminders on Your Phone 

If you need a little extra nudge to make sure you’re getting your homework done on time, it’s a good idea to set some reminders on your phone. You don’t need a fancy app, either. You can use your alarm app to have it go off at specific times throughout the day to remind you to do your homework. This works especially well if you have a set homework time scheduled. So if you’ve decided you’re doing homework at 6:00 pm, you can set an alarm to remind you to bust out your books and get to work. 

If you use your phone as your planner, you may have the option to add alerts, emails, or notifications to scheduled events . Many calendar apps, including the one that comes with your phone, have built-in reminders that you can customize to meet your needs. So if you block off time to do your homework from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, you can set a reminder that will pop up on your phone when it’s time to get started. 

This dog isn't judging your lack of motivation...but your teacher might. Keep reading for tips to help you motivate yourself to do your homework.

How to Do Homework When You’re Unmotivated 

At first glance, it may seem like procrastination and being unmotivated are the same thing. After all, both of these issues usually result in you putting off your homework until the very last minute. 

But there’s one key difference: many procrastinators are working, they’re just prioritizing work differently. They know they’re going to start their homework...they’re just going to do it later. 

Conversely, people who are unmotivated to do homework just can’t find the willpower to tackle their assignments. Procrastinators know they’ll at least attempt the homework at the last minute, whereas people who are unmotivated struggle with convincing themselves to do it at a ll. For procrastinators, the stress comes from the inevitable time crunch. For unmotivated people, the stress comes from trying to convince themselves to do something they don’t want to do in the first place. 

Here are some common reasons students are unmotivated in doing homework : 

• Assignments are too easy, too hard, or seemingly pointless 
• Students aren’t interested in (or passionate about) the subject matter
• Students are intimidated by the work and/or feels like they don’t understand the assignment 
• Homework isn’t fun, and students would rather spend their time on things that they enjoy 

To sum it up: people who lack motivation to do their homework are more likely to not do it at all, or to spend more time worrying about doing their homework than...well, actually doing it.

3 Tips for How to Get Motivated to Do Homework

The key to getting homework done when you’re unmotivated is to figure out what does motivate you, then apply those things to homework. It sounds tricky...but it’s pretty simple once you get the hang of it! Here are our three expert tips for motivating yourself to do your homework. 

#1: Use Incremental Incentives

When you’re not motivated, it’s important to give yourself small rewards to stay focused on finishing the task at hand. The trick is to keep the incentives small and to reward yourself often. For example, maybe you’re reading a good book in your free time. For every ten minutes you spend on your homework, you get to read five pages of your book. Like we mentioned earlier, make sure you’re choosing a reward that works for you! 

So why does this technique work? Using small rewards more often allows you to experience small wins for getting your work done. Every time you make it to one of your tiny reward points, you get to celebrate your success, which gives your brain a boost of dopamine . Dopamine helps you stay motivated and also creates a feeling of satisfaction when you complete your homework !  

#2: Form a Homework Group 

If you’re having trouble motivating yourself, it’s okay to turn to others for support. Creating a homework group can help with this. Bring together a group of your friends or classmates, and pick one time a week where you meet and work on homework together. You don’t have to be in the same class, or even taking the same subjects— the goal is to encourage one another to start (and finish!) your assignments. 

Another added benefit of a homework group is that you can help one another if you’re struggling to understand the material covered in your classes. This is especially helpful if your lack of motivation comes from being intimidated by your assignments. Asking your friends for help may feel less scary than talking to your teacher...and once you get a handle on the material, your homework may become less frightening, too. 

#3: Change Up Your Environment 

If you find that you’re totally unmotivated, it may help if you find a new place to do your homework. For example, if you’ve been struggling to get your homework done at home, try spending an extra hour in the library after school instead. The change of scenery can limit your distractions and give you the energy you need to get your work done. 

If you’re stuck doing homework at home, you can still use this tip. For instance, maybe you’ve always done your homework sitting on your bed. Try relocating somewhere else, like your kitchen table, for a few weeks. You may find that setting up a new “homework spot” in your house gives you a motivational lift and helps you get your work done. 

Social media can be a huge problem when it comes to doing homework. We have advice for helping you unplug and regain focus.

How to Do Homework When You’re Easily Distracted

We live in an always-on world, and there are tons of things clamoring for our attention. From friends and family to pop culture and social media, it seems like there’s always something (or someone!) distracting us from the things we need to do.

The 24/7 world we live in has affected our ability to focus on tasks for prolonged periods of time. Research has shown that over the past decade, an average person’s attention span has gone from 12 seconds to eight seconds . And when we do lose focus, i t takes people a long time to get back on task . One study found that it can take as long as 23 minutes to get back to work once we’ve been distracte d. No wonder it can take hours to get your homework done! 

3 Tips to Improve Your Focus

If you have a hard time focusing when you’re doing your homework, it’s a good idea to try and eliminate as many distractions as possible. Here are three expert tips for blocking out the noise so you can focus on getting your homework done. 

#1: Create a Distraction-Free Environment

Pick a place where you’ll do your homework every day, and make it as distraction-free as possible. Try to find a location where there won’t be tons of noise, and limit your access to screens while you’re doing your homework. Put together a focus-oriented playlist (or choose one on your favorite streaming service), and put your headphones on while you work. 

You may find that other people, like your friends and family, are your biggest distraction. If that’s the case, try setting up some homework boundaries. Let them know when you’ll be working on homework every day, and ask them if they’ll help you keep a quiet environment. They’ll be happy to lend a hand! 

#2: Limit Your Access to Technology 

We know, we know...this tip isn’t fun, but it does work. For homework that doesn’t require a computer, like handouts or worksheets, it’s best to put all your technology away . Turn off your television, put your phone and laptop in your backpack, and silence notifications on any wearable tech you may be sporting. If you listen to music while you work, that’s fine...but make sure you have a playlist set up so you’re not shuffling through songs once you get started on your homework. 

If your homework requires your laptop or tablet, it can be harder to limit your access to distractions. But it’s not impossible! T here are apps you can download that will block certain websites while you’re working so that you’re not tempted to scroll through Twitter or check your Facebook feed. Silence notifications and text messages on your computer, and don’t open your email account unless you absolutely have to. And if you don’t need access to the internet to complete your assignments, turn off your WiFi. Cutting out the online chatter is a great way to make sure you’re getting your homework done. 

#3: Set a Timer (the Pomodoro Technique)

Have you ever heard of the Pomodoro technique ? It’s a productivity hack that uses a timer to help you focus!

Here’s how it works: first, set a timer for 25 minutes. This is going to be your work time. During this 25 minutes, all you can do is work on whatever homework assignment you have in front of you. No email, no text messaging, no phone calls—just homework. When that timer goes off, you get to take a 5 minute break. Every time you go through one of these cycles, it’s called a “pomodoro.” For every four pomodoros you complete, you can take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes.

The pomodoro technique works through a combination of boundary setting and rewards. First, it gives you a finite amount of time to focus, so you know that you only have to work really hard for 25 minutes. Once you’ve done that, you’re rewarded with a short break where you can do whatever you want. Additionally, tracking how many pomodoros you complete can help you see how long you’re really working on your homework. (Once you start using our focus tips, you may find it doesn’t take as long as you thought!)

Two Bonus Tips for How to Do Homework Fast

Even if you’re doing everything right, there will be times when you just need to get your homework done as fast as possible. (Why do teachers always have projects due in the same week? The world may never know.)

The problem with speeding through homework is that it’s easy to make mistakes. While turning in an assignment is always better than not submitting anything at all, you want to make sure that you’re not compromising quality for speed. Simply put, the goal is to get your homework done quickly and still make a good grade on the assignment! 

Here are our two bonus tips for getting a decent grade on your homework assignments , even when you’re in a time crunch. 

#1: Do the Easy Parts First 

This is especially true if you’re working on a handout with multiple questions. Before you start working on the assignment, read through all the questions and problems. As you do, make a mark beside the questions you think are “easy” to answer . 

Once you’ve finished going through the whole assignment, you can answer these questions first. Getting the easy questions out of the way as quickly as possible lets you spend more time on the trickier portions of your homework, which will maximize your assignment grade. 

(Quick note: this is also a good strategy to use on timed assignments and tests, like the SAT and the ACT !) 

#2: Pay Attention in Class 

Homework gets a lot easier when you’re actively learning the material. Teachers aren’t giving you homework because they’re mean or trying to ruin your weekend... it’s because they want you to really understand the course material. Homework is designed to reinforce what you’re already learning in class so you’ll be ready to tackle harder concepts later.

When you pay attention in class, ask questions, and take good notes, you’re absorbing the information you’ll need to succeed on your homework assignments. (You’re stuck in class anyway, so you might as well make the most of it!) Not only will paying attention in class make your homework less confusing, it will also help it go much faster, too.

What’s Next?

If you’re looking to improve your productivity beyond homework, a good place to begin is with time management. After all, we only have so much time in a day...so it’s important to get the most out of it! To get you started, check out this list of the 12 best time management techniques that you can start using today.

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I followed the science; all I found was money.

• Increased PPC / ad costs (they flood the same ad space you're in, driving costs up.)
• Increased customer service (Hey, did you see xxxxyyyy.com? Is that you guys?)
• Business model damage (After they poorly execute the same business model you're doing, it can impact your business model -- "Eh, we tried that shit, it don't work.")

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And don't forget your competitors that are ALREADY in your line of work. It ridiculous how unethical some competitors can be and how much they keep track of you. Don't be surprised if they know your name or where you live. You can be damn sure that if you post your business and you disclose how you are able to get orders out so quickly or cheaply that it will affect your business.  

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Absolutely. My first highly successful online business was something I decided to pursue because I saw a for sale listing on bizbuysell. When I saw the website for sale, with all their financial details listed, I couldn't believe that such a simple business/site could make so much money. Long story short I started a competing site, made my own improvements, made a small fortune, and literally cut their business in half over the next few years. Had they simply not publically listed their revenue/net figures in their for sale listing, I would have never even noticed their little business.  

The coaching was a joke guys.

Right, and I did not post my site initially, but someone got smart and decided to post it on the thread, but it got buried. I also had someone straight rip my landing page. albeit in another niche. Lesson learned the hard way.  

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I'm having a really hard time not posting your site address right now. You can either out execute everyone or you can't. Execution is the only protection. In business, there is no hiding as a mystery brand for very long. Personally, I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit. Quit worrying about people wanting to copy you. It's not nearly as easy as you think. Your problem will always be obscurity not piracy. BTW, as someone with a similar sized company but much fewer transactions your order label printing video was awesome! That's got to be a great feeling and a bit "oh shit" all at the same time. Click to expand...

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limitup said: Absolutely. My first highly successful online business was something I decided to pursue because I saw a for sale listing on bizbuysell. When I saw the website for sale, with all their financial details listed, I couldn't believe that such a simple business/site could make so much money. Long story short I started a competing site, made my own improvements, made a small fortune, and literally cut their business in half over the next few years. Had they simply not publically listed their revenue/net figures in their for sale listing, I would have never even noticed their little business. Click to expand...

When someone creates a thread like that trying to help people, they can either give away their niche/product, or they can give away their process. Giving both away is like shooting yourself in the foot. It might not kill you, but could make it a hell of a lot harder to get things done. So naturally, people who are trying to help others like Jason did are left with two choices: either talk about the product OR the process, but not both. If you ask me, I want to know the process, but the reality is that most people focus on the product. I bet if he simply talked about the product, he wouldn't have had near the responses asking him for his process.  

Basically I want to get into the same business. Can you tell me what it's about? I know you've said that there are already people doing it on this forum, and that you are not reinventing the wheel but I just can't tell what you are doing and I really really want to know. Please don't flame me or start thinking of me as an idiot for wanting the easy way. I am interested in the idea, because maybe I can make it better or find a twitch. Click to expand...

JackEdwards said: I know I posted this in another thread but Seems fitting here. Someone on the site who had been here only a few weeks wrote me this note. Do your own homework Marv.. Click to expand...

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limitup said: My first highly successful online business was something I decided to pursue because I saw a for sale listing on bizbuysell. Click to expand...

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JasonR said: Right, and I did not post my site initially, but someone got smart and decided to post it on the thread, but it got buried. I also had someone straight rip my landing page. albeit in another niche. Lesson learned the hard way. Click to expand...

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I even remember a time after I lost a business and finally came across a different idea and I told not even five FRIENDS and within a few short months, this idea started showing up EVERYWHERE around town. So, even without disclosing execution or numbers of this B&M idea, it didn't matter. My takeaway from this experience was to lead people in a different direction altogether without the big picture, and then sit back and watch the idea that was mentioned magically spring up. It's actually kinda funny nowadays seeing people go down a path that you already know will have issues.  

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As ENAEKA said, I have a progress thread on the INSIDERS part of this forum. I was planning on disclosing my idea, maybe not down to the last details, but still the idea/niche as a whole. Reading this thread and others now make me not want to. How far would you guys go when explaining your business on this forum? I know the INSIDERS part protects from Google indexing, as well as makes sure every member reading it has at least payed to be there, so I believe that's a good filter. Should I refrain from disclosing the idea? How far along the path would you tell others?  

Chris R said: I even remember a time after I lost a business and finally came across a different idea and I told not even five FRIENDS and within a few short months, this idea started showing up EVERYWHERE around town. So, even without disclosing execution or numbers of this B&M idea, it didn't matter. My takeaway from this experience was to lead people in a different direction altogether without the big picture, and then sit back and watch the idea that was mentioned magically spring up. It's actually kinda funny nowadays seeing people go down a path that you already know will have issues. Click to expand...

One of my worst business ideas ever was picked up by a national publication and went viral. 50 people knocked it off. I blew through 50,000 in advertising trying to make it successful. It was a dog. Meanwhile, all 50 wannabe knockoffs met a painful death one at a time, and I enjoyed every single slow painful death as I watched them all bleed out.  

JackEdwards said: That is 100% true in the 90's when I had a bunch of stores and was making money hand over fist, I had a bunch of old employees go off and start their own. At one time there were at least 8-10 stores run by my ex guys. All made money. Then when it ended it ended, They thought they were great business men, but they weren't. Now every now and then I run into one here selling cars, or working at Best buy. They made money cause the industry was great then, as soon as the business really got tight it was over. One guy actually laid it on for an hour about how he lost his house cars, owes the IRS hundreds of thousands of dollars. I was like it was fun though and you were daddy for a while right? And he was like Yea. My point, someone can steal every idea on here, like Zens business, they can make a little money for a time, but truth is they are not Zen and sooner or later they will end up at best buy talking about how great it was in the old days. Click to expand...

limitup said: I'm not a reddit'r and was interested in checking out the thread in question. I tried searching for an AMA by jasonr686 but can't find it. Can anyone share a link or PM it to me or something? I must be an idiot but I can't seem to find it. Click to expand...

So yeah that's the problem - jasonr revealed how much he is making, and the URL of his site got posted in the same thread. So now any decent online marketer who comes across it has a nice blueprint laid out for them if they feel like copying it. There are really no barriers to entry, short of finding a supplier. Just not a good combination here. Congrats on your success Jason. At the end of the day it's execution that matters. Now that I think about it, I remember talking with you about your site sometime last summer, and if I remember correctly I think you said your ex-partner was doing X and that was your goal . Sounds like you did it. Hopefully the big spike in sales wasn't just due to Christmas. Is it holding up so far in Jan?? The big red phone number at the top is awesome for building trust/credibility, but try making it an 800 number. It would take a shit load of data to actually split test it until you had a winner, but for $10 a month or whatever I'm pretty sure it'll more than pay for itself.  

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Vigilante said: One of my worst business ideas ever was picked up by a national publication and went viral. 50 people knocked it off. I blew through 50,000 in advertising trying to make it successful. It was a dog. Meanwhile, all 50 wannabe knockoffs met a painful death one at a time, and I enjoyed every single slow painful death as I watched them all bleed out. Click to expand...

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zen******* said: I like big markets where other sharks swim. Click to expand...

IceCreamKid said: This thread is super fascinating to me. @ Vigilante would you care to explain a bit more about this failure i.e. what you did correctly, what you would've done differently, etc? $50k is a very expensive lesson and I'd love to know what you learned in the process. Appreciate you. Click to expand...

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