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What we’ll be covering: What we’ll be covering: advantages to good time management advantages to good time management
assess your time management skills assess your time management skills create your ultimate schedule create your ultimate schedule
making to-do listsmaking to-do lists
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Why is time management important?Why is time management important? one of the most important skills for one of the most important skills for
college students in being able to college students in being able to accomplish your goals depends, in accomplish your goals depends, in part, on your ability to make the part, on your ability to make the most efficient use of the time that most efficient use of the time that you have good time management you have good time management skills can actually save you timeskills can actually save you time
In class assignment: Assess In class assignment: Assess your time management skills your time management skills
Complete the ‘Complete the ‘Are You Using Your Time Wisely’ assessment assessment
Check to see what your Check to see what your answers to the assessment should beanswers to the assessment should be. .
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Monitor your time Monitor your time If you feel like you don’t have If you feel like you don’t have
enough time, spend a few days enough time, spend a few days monitoring your time to see exactly monitoring your time to see exactly how it is spent. how it is spent.
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Make a daily to-do list Make a daily to-do list
Steps to making to-do lists Steps to making to-do lists
Write a list of activities that you want Write a list of activities that you want or need to accomplish today or need to accomplish today
Remember to prioritize and list the Remember to prioritize and list the most important tasks first most important tasks first
Check to see if there are any Check to see if there are any activities that you can accomplish at activities that you can accomplish at the same time the same time
Steps to making to-do lists Steps to making to-do lists
Write down how long you anticipate Write down how long you anticipate it will take you to get the task done it will take you to get the task done
Write down when you will start each Write down when you will start each activityactivity
Making to-do lists: Know your Making to-do lists: Know your options options
Use a planner Use a planner a planner can be an effective and easy way to a planner can be an effective and easy way to
help you organize your time help you organize your time look at a number of different kinds of planners look at a number of different kinds of planners
before you select one- some will help you more before you select one- some will help you more than others than others
choose one that is easy to carry with you choose one that is easy to carry with you commit to checking/updating it daily commit to checking/updating it daily try to include your daily to-do list in your try to include your daily to-do list in your
plannerplanner
Practice making a to-do list Practice making a to-do list
Think of the things that you would Think of the things that you would like to accomplish for tomorrow like to accomplish for tomorrow
Use the steps we discussed as a Use the steps we discussed as a guide in creating your list guide in creating your list
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Use a planner Use a planner a planner can be an effective and easy way a planner can be an effective and easy way
to help you organize your time to help you organize your time look at a number of different kinds of look at a number of different kinds of
planners before you select one- some will planners before you select one- some will help you more than others help you more than others
choose one that is easy to carry with you choose one that is easy to carry with you commit to checking/updating it daily commit to checking/updating it daily try to include your daily to-do list in your try to include your daily to-do list in your
planplan
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Make a long-term calendar Make a long-term calendar
Make a long-term calendar Make a long-term calendar
write in important dates like exams and write in important dates like exams and due dates due dates
post it where you can see it, like by the post it where you can see it, like by the phone or on the refrigerator phone or on the refrigerator
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be flexible be flexible Always leave some free-time for Always leave some free-time for
some last-minute additions some last-minute additions
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Avoid marathon study sessions Avoid marathon study sessions a couple of hours each day will help you a couple of hours each day will help you
to remember more than eight hours at to remember more than eight hours at once once
scheduling study time will help you to scheduling study time will help you to avoid procrastination and reduce stress avoid procrastination and reduce stress
schedule study time over 5-7 days schedule study time over 5-7 days instead of packing it all into one or two instead of packing it all into one or two daysdays
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Use waiting time Use waiting time Waiting time is any time you spend Waiting time is any time you spend
between meetings, classes, events, etc.between meetings, classes, events, etc.
How to effectively use ‘wait How to effectively use ‘wait time’ time’
One of the best ways to get more out One of the best ways to get more out of your day is to use ‘waiting’ time of your day is to use ‘waiting’ time
Create a list of 5 things that you can Create a list of 5 things that you can do in 10 minutes do in 10 minutes
Create a list of 5 things that you can Create a list of 5 things that you can do in 20 minutes do in 20 minutes
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Learn to say ‘no’ Learn to say ‘no’ Examples of good ways to say “no” Examples of good ways to say “no” Instead of: “I really should study”, say Instead of: “I really should study”, say
“You caught me in the middle of “You caught me in the middle of something important, I’ll call you later.” something important, I’ll call you later.”
““I can’t go the movies tonight, but I can I can’t go the movies tonight, but I can go on Saturday.” go on Saturday.”
““Before I say yes, let me check my Before I say yes, let me check my planner and get back to you.”planner and get back to you.”
Understanding Understanding procrastination procrastination
When do you procrastinate? When do you procrastinate? low interest or motivation low interest or motivation
large tasks large tasks What happens when you procrastinate What happens when you procrastinate increase stress increase stress poorer performancepoorer performance
Reducing procrastination Reducing procrastination
Break tasks into smaller, more manageable tasks Break tasks into smaller, more manageable tasks for example, writing a paper can be broken for example, writing a paper can be broken
down into getting references, reading down into getting references, reading reference, writing an outline, creating a reference, writing an outline, creating a rough draft and completing the final copy rough draft and completing the final copy
When given an assignment, do some work on When given an assignment, do some work on it right away it right away
Spend some time studying each day Spend some time studying each day Reward yourself along the wayReward yourself along the way
The Ultimate Schedule The Ultimate Schedule
First, block off time for your FIXED First, block off time for your FIXED activities activities
class class work work meetingsmeetings
The Ultimate Schedule The Ultimate Schedule
Second, block off time for your Second, block off time for your RITUAL activities RITUAL activities
meals meals travel/commute travel/commute sleep sleep groominggrooming
The Ultimate Schedule The Ultimate Schedule
Third, block off time for your Third, block off time for your PRIORITY activities PRIORITY activities studying studying
try to schedule 2 hours of study time try to schedule 2 hours of study time for each hour spent in class for each hour spent in class
exercisingexercising
The Ultimate Schedule The Ultimate Schedule
Your FREE time is the time that Your FREE time is the time that remains, use it for: remains, use it for:
watching television watching television shopping shopping SocializingSocializing
Summary Summary
As time management skills develop, As time management skills develop, your stress and anxiety levels will go your stress and anxiety levels will go down and productivity will go up down and productivity will go up Time management tools which Time management tools which include day planners, to-do lists, include day planners, to-do lists, weekly and long-term calendars will weekly and long-term calendars will increase organization and help increase organization and help eliminate procrastination eliminate procrastination
Apply what you’ve learned Apply what you’ve learned
Using the steps for creating the Ultimate Using the steps for creating the Ultimate Schedule, design Schedule, design youryour ultimate schedule ultimate schedule
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