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Time Management

Time Management. A Study Skills Series Presented by General Studies. Time management is the way you regulate or schedule your time.

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Time Management

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  1. Time Management A Study Skills Series Presented by General Studies

  2. Time management is the way you regulate or schedule your time. • The key to successful time management is allowing enough time to complete your work while still finding time to participate in things you enjoy aside from work and school.

  3. Time Management Involves • Knowing what your goals are • Deciding where your priorities lie • Anticipating future needs and possible changes • Controlling your life by controlling your time • Making a commitment to being punctual • Not procrastinating • Carrying out your plans

  4. Ways to Organize Your Study Time • Create a semester calendar • Prepare weekly task lists • Use daily “to do” lists

  5. Study in 1 hour blocks Take breaks Tackle difficult assignments first Switch subjects Break tasks down Work ahead Plan Rewards Time Management Strategies

  6. Plan out the week on Sunday Schedule weekly priorities Identify when there is free time Use any small blocks of time that are otherwise wasted Stick to the schedule you created Creating a Schedule

  7. Other Factors to Consider • Take Care of your body in order to achieve high productivity • Mental alertness is greatly affected by: • Food • Exercise • Sleep

  8. Procrastination

  9. Forms of Procrastination • Ignoring the task, hoping it will go away • Underestimating the work involved in the task • Overestimating your abilities and resources • Deceiving yourself that mediocre performance or less is acceptable • Substituting a worthy but lower-priority nonacademic activity (escapist technique)

  10. Forms of Procrastination cont. • Believing that repeated “minor” delays won’t hurt you • Dramatizing a commitment to a task rather than doing it • Persevering on only one part of the task

  11. Self-downing Low frustration tolerance Hostility 3 Main Causes of Procrastination

  12. Strategies to overcome procrastination • Just get started • Set realistic goals • Clarify the directions • Start with the easiest part of the task • Avoid over scheduling • Create “to do” lists • Set priorities

  13. Strategies cont. • Break down large tasks • Recognize that not all assignments are easy • Recognize that all courses are relevant • Use positive feedback as encouragement • Use positive self-talk • Identify escapists techniques • Plan rewards

  14. Tackle Time Wasters • Many students don’t say “no” to a request for their time. • Decide what you need to do and can realistically do. Say “no” to everything else. • Screen calls with an answering machine and return calls at your convenience. • Learn to say “I can’t talk right now.” • Time wasters are often linked to a lack of self-discipline.

  15. Reap the Benefits of Managing Time Effectively • You are more productive. • You reduce your stress. • You improve your self-esteem. • You achieve balance in your life. • You conquer multitasking. • You establish an important career skill. • You reach your goals.

  16. Revisit Your Values • Knowing what is most valuable to you gives direction to your life. • Your energy should be oriented first toward things that reflect the values that are most important. • Examine your values to help you make time management decisions.

  17. Time Management Concluded • Practice will enable you to get better at sticking to a schedule • Breaking an old habit and forming a new one takes between 21 to 30 days • DO NOT GIVE UP, it will get easier

  18. THE END

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