TIME MANAGEMENT Ideas for Managing Today Tomorrow and

TIME MANAGEMENT Ideas for Managing Today, Tomorrow, and your Future

Why is Time Management Important? n n Time is a limited & scarce resource You need time to get what you want out of life You can accomplish more with less effort Remember: You can’t control time, but you CAN control what you do with it!!

What do you have on your plate? n n n What roles do you play? What duties/obligations do you have? What have you committed to? Take a few minutes to consider what’s on your plate… What time constraints do you have?

Assess Your Time. Management Skill Level n n Where Does the Time Go? Consider what’s on your plate!

Enhancing Academic Performance through Time Management n Think of school as a Full Time Job n n Schedule study time between 8 a-5 p 1. 5 -2 hours outside of class Plan study time right before or right after class Plan for breaks (45 -15 -45)

Tools for Time-Management n n n If you say you can remember it all in your head, then you must not have much to do… Semester or Monthly calendar Day or Weekly calendar Planner To-Do List

Self-Management Quadrants Urgent Not Urgent Quadrant 2 Quadrant 1 Important activities done without under pressure Not Important 4|7 Quadrant 3 Unimportant activities done w/ a sense of urgency Quadrant 4 Simply timewasters

Utilizing Quadrant II n How would you categorize things on your plate? ?

Urgent Not Urgent Important Quadrant 1 Quadrant 2 Important Activities done activities done under pressure without pressure Not Important Quadrant 3 Unimportant activities done with a sense of urgency 4|9 Quadrant 4 Simply timewasters

Time-Savers n n What helps you save time? -on-line bill pay, making lunch night before Share ideas with each other!

32 Day Commitment n n n Some behavioral psychologists suggest that breaking an old habit or starting a new one requires about 32 days Think of one time-management bad habit… I challenge you to create a good habit in 32 days!

Thank you!!!