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