LEARNING 101Time Management

What is time Management?

• Time management is the conscious ways we spend our time.

• We identify priorities• We make informed choices • Start by identifying what we do each day?

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities”

– Stephen Covey (Author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)

Four Quadrants of Time

NecessityImportant, Urgent

• Crisis• Medical Emergencies• Pressing Problems• Deadline-driven

projects• Last minute prep for

scheduled activities

Quality and Personal Leadership

Important, Not Urgent

• Preparation and Planning

• Prevention• Values Clarification• Exercise• True recreation

DeceptionNot Important, Urgent

• Interruptions/Phone Calls

• Some mail/reports• Some meetings• Some "pressing

matters"

WasteNot Important, Not Urgent

• Busy Work• Junk Mail• Some emails • Time Wasters• Escape activities • Mindless TV shows

• When you push studying to the last minute – then it became necessity, not quality and personal leadership.

• You may not recognize things as deception, but it is what is deterring you from your goals.

Planning

Long Term Planning

Enter assignments, exams and quizzes on their due dates in your planner or

calendar

Weekly PlanningMake a schedule for each week,

include appointments and

homework

Daily Planning

Make a daily to do list, if you don’t get

it done, put it on tomorrows.

• Develop a consistent system • Begin early – input everything that has a due

date• Include personal things like bills, vacations,

etc.• Stay organized• Set a schedule, and then try to stick to it one

week at a time• Make weekly, and daily to do lists

Using a Planner

• Digital calendars work too• Set it to remind you via email or push

notification• Check back often, make updates as necessary• Remove from your list when you complete it• Make reminders for when you will be actually

doing the task• Check out your options – Apps, online calendars

etc.

Using Technology to Plan

• Make goals for your study time• Plan your semester• Keep a schedule• Learn to say no• Turn distractions into rewards• Watch your time: Late is Late• Break Assignments into smaller pieces

How Do I Take Control of My Time?

• For every 1 hour in class spend 2 hours studying• Figure out– Where do you study best?– When do you study best?

• Take breaks to retain more.• Take advantage of free time.

Effective Studying

What motivates you?

• Motivation is a force, thought, or attitude that propels you toward a desired goal. This can be external or internal, positive or negative, destructive or constructive. It all depends on how you decide to utilize it.

• Think Big Picture• Set Goals• Be Active • Make “Me” Time

What motivates you?

• Having goals helps us make a plan

• Our goals need to be something we can achieve

• We need to celebrate our accomplishments when we achieve a goal

Set goals to stay on track

• First you have to know why?– What are you avoiding?– What do you tell yourself when you chose to

procrastinate?– What are you choosing to do instead of the work?– What are your goals? What motivates you?

• Procrastination is a choice• Nobody does their best work under pressure

Beating Procrastination

• Know what motivates you• Set some goals – make them small

daily/weekly goals• Egg Timer Method• Keep a to-do list• Reward yourself• Study with a friend

Beating Procrastination