ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

GETTING ENOUGH SLEEPGETTING ENOUGH SLEEP

A. Students often lose sleep while A. Students often lose sleep while studying for exams, enjoying social life, studying for exams, enjoying social life, working, and going to school.working, and going to school.

B. Getting enough sleep is very important B. Getting enough sleep is very important to learning. When a student does not to learning. When a student does not receive enough sleep, long-term memory is receive enough sleep, long-term memory is impaired and concentration is hard.impaired and concentration is hard.

Sleep continuedSleep continued

If you did not have enough If you did not have enough sleep, it is more difficult to read sleep, it is more difficult to read and store information in your and store information in your long-term memory.long-term memory.

Sleep gives the brain time to Sleep gives the brain time to process the day’s events, store process the day’s events, store what is needed, and delete what what is needed, and delete what is not important.is not important.

Organization and GoalsOrganization and Goals

Goals are specific (They state Goals are specific (They state what you are going to do)what you are going to do)

Goals are measurable (“I must Goals are measurable (“I must select a topic by Dec. 2 06)select a topic by Dec. 2 06)

Goals are realistic (Must be able Goals are realistic (Must be able to reach)to reach)

Goal Setting (Organization)Goal Setting (Organization)

There are several types of goals:There are several types of goals: Short-range or immediate: (These Short-range or immediate: (These

are goals you want to achieve are goals you want to achieve tomorrow, or next week.)tomorrow, or next week.)

Mid-range: (Goals you want to Mid-range: (Goals you want to complete in 2-3 years.)complete in 2-3 years.)

Long-range ( Goals you want to Long-range ( Goals you want to complete in 5 years.)complete in 5 years.)

The Morning Routine:The Morning Routine:Organizing / YourselfOrganizing / Yourself

Prepare the night before. Prepare the night before. (Choose clothing, gather books (Choose clothing, gather books and assignments, and put and assignments, and put everything in a specific place.)everything in a specific place.)

Set the alarm clock early Set the alarm clock early enough to have enough time to enough to have enough time to get ready.get ready.

Managing your TimeManaging your Time

The difference between people The difference between people who are productive, and those who are productive, and those who do not get much done is the who do not get much done is the way they use their hours.way they use their hours.

The three major tools that work The three major tools that work for mostly everyone is a weekly for mostly everyone is a weekly schedule, a semester schedule, schedule, a semester schedule, and a daily “to-do" list.and a daily “to-do" list.

Tips for Maximizing your TimeTips for Maximizing your Time

Always put everything in the proper place Always put everything in the proper place right away so you will not have to trace right away so you will not have to trace your steps.your steps.

Always have something to do (Review, Always have something to do (Review, read a book, go over your to-do-list.)read a book, go over your to-do-list.)

Combine chores and trips. On your way to Combine chores and trips. On your way to the store, get the gas, go to the bank, the the store, get the gas, go to the bank, the grocery store.grocery store.

Establish your best time for studying.Establish your best time for studying. Plan in the morning and set priorities for Plan in the morning and set priorities for

the day.the day.

Distractions: Enemy of Distractions: Enemy of OrganizationOrganization Even one of the most dedicated persons Even one of the most dedicated persons

can be taken off course by distractions.can be taken off course by distractions. External Distractions: Noise, Music, TV, External Distractions: Noise, Music, TV,

Computer Games, or anything that catches Computer Games, or anything that catches your attention.your attention.

Internal distractions: comes from within. Internal distractions: comes from within. They interfere with a person ability to They interfere with a person ability to concentrate. concentrate.

(Relationships, problems, hunger, thirst, (Relationships, problems, hunger, thirst, illness, negative attitudes against illness, negative attitudes against instructor, assignment, or class. instructor, assignment, or class. Daydreaming; worrying; whatever keeps Daydreaming; worrying; whatever keeps you from focusing your attention on your you from focusing your attention on your studies.)studies.)