Time Management

How to fit 40 hours worth of task into a 24 hour day

Who has time to Fit all this in !!!

What do I need to do today?

What is your Priority?????

Get your priorities in order !It is human nature to focus on the things that are important to us naturally making those things a priority and dedicating most of our time to them.

Typically your families, work, sleep, and leisurely activities are some of them main priorities in our life.

PrioritiesIn order to be successful and reach your goals of becoming a nurse…..

Nursing School MUST become a Priority!

This will require some adjustment to work-life balance

SchedulesSo you got your priorities in order and you know what you need to do….

Now what?

Get it out of your head and put it on a schedule!

Scheduling

Key points when building a schedule:Use a Planner

Either electronic or Written

Keep track of events and commitmentsTest and quiz datesDetails of academic schedulePersonal items (medical appointments, due dates

for bills)Club and organizational meetings

Scheduling Techniques

Spend time Planning your scheduleEspecially planning study sessions for upcoming test

Make a to do list of short and long term things to be accomplished

To do list are critical tool for time management especially during exam weeks and when major projects are due

Post a monthly and yearly calendar at homeThis will provide you with an overview and focus on

upcoming events and responsibilities

Schedule Downtime

Leisure is a break for your mind body an soul and is essential to your health and success.

Fill in the time with whatever relaxes you

It’s your time !

Don’t Procrastinate!!!!!!

“The best part about procrastination is that you are never bored because you have all kinds of things

that you should be doing”

Anonymous

Don’t Procrastinate!!!!

Procrastination is human and you are human being right?

So chances are you will be tempted to procrastinate, but it can become habit forming and causes serious problem.

Procrastinators usually aren’t concerned about deadlines and are quite content that they will get everything done before the deadline. They often feel they work well under pressure because they get the task done in a short amount of time

Don’t Procrastinate !!!

“I am going to stop putting things off starting tomorrow” -Sam Levenson

“Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.”- Donald Gardener

“Procrastination is the thief of time.”- Edward Young

Don’t Procrastinate!!!

The reality is although you make progress, you lose your:

Freedom…..

You end up with:

A mixed since of accomplishment….

Possibly a decent grade but a feeling that it was underserved

Knowledge that is memorized for the task at hand but not retained long-term

Ways to Avoid Procrastination

Analyze the effects of procrastination

Set reasonable goals

Break Task into smaller parts

Get Started whether or not you feel like it

Ask for help when needed

Don’t expect perfection

Reward yourself

Be Flexible- things come up unexpected

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