TIME MANAGEMENT

1. Prioritize What is most important FOR YOU?

2. Plan What are your short and long term

goals? Deadlines?

3. Manage Time Identify current use of time Match with priority list and goals Adjust accordingly

Make a list of THREE things that are most important for you to do during a typical day (apart from eating, sleeping, or hygiene)

Make a list of THREE things that are most important for you to have achieved in 5 years time Examples: graduate from college, get

married, travel to Antarctica, meet up with a long-lost friend, earn driver’s license, write a book, become a teacher, join a missionary

How may your current priorities help or hinder your way in reaching future priorities? Compare lists.

Translate future priorities into long-term goals E.g.: “I will graduate college in 4 years “I will become an airline pilot in 8

years” “I will decide on a career in 6

months”

Short-term goals: Important steps to achieve a long-term goal LTG: “I will graduate college in 4 years” STGs: “I will decide on a major” “I will find out what courses I need to

take” “I will develop my course schedule

plan” “I will get at least “C’s” in my

courses”

Set deadlines or estimated completion times for short-term goals:

“I will decide on a major in a month” “Then, I will find out what courses I need to take in a week”“Then, I will develop my course schedule plan in a week”

SMART Specific Measureable Attainable Rewarding Timely

Get a calendar or planner

Create your monthly and weekly schedules

Create your daily schedule

First, mark all fixed commitments

Mark deadlines for short-term goals

Make a daily list of activities (“to do list”)

Ensure that list reflects priorities

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SPAN 1303 SPAN 1303 SPAN 1303

PSY 1310 PSY 1310 PSY 1310

MATH 1334 MATH 1334

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Perfectionism

Procrastination

Confusion

Fear

Schedule studying same time each day Categorize priority list into high, medium, and low importance

Do the high importance activity, or most difficult activity, first

Make productive use of free time Set aside extra time for the

unexpected

Set reasonable time aside for breaks, relaxation, exercise, reflection, and leisure everyday

Eat, sleep, and exercise well and regularly!

Learn to say “no” to unnecessary commitments, unless you truly have time

Reward self for goals achieved, or planned schedules followed

Divide larger tasks into smaller ones

Periodically revise task list, schedule, or priorities if things are not working

Avoid the time bandits

Seek help from others

Oversleeping TV, videogames, Netsurfing, leisure

reading Phone, text, or internet chatting Cleaning, organizing “stuff” “hanging out”

Keep the above at a minimum unless they are part of your priorities