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Developing time management skills is
a journey
that may begin with this Guide, but
needs practice and perhaps other
guidance along the way.
One goal is to help you become aware
of managing your time
as a tool in organizing,
prioritizing, and succeeding in your
studies
in the context of competing activities
of friends, work, family, etc.
One approach is to develop
- Exercises that help you
become aware of time as a resource.
Developing a daily and
weekly schedule or planner is a start
- Exercises that alert you to
when you are productive and
comfortable
for study, for
socialization, for job, sleep, etc.
- Realistic daily and weekly
schedules developed out of this
information
- Review of your experience
Try our exercise in
developing a
schedule
Focus on those portions that relate to
an effective study schedule:
- Help develop blocks of study that
are comfortable for each
(about 50 minutes?) Do you know
how long it takes for you to become
restless?
More difficult material may require
more frequent breaks
Some learners need more frequent
breaks
- Schedule a weekly review and update
- Prioritize assignments
When studying, get in the habit of
beginning with the most difficult
subject or task
- Develop alternative study places
free from distractions
to maximize concentration
- Got "dead time"?
Think of using time walking,
riding, etc. for studying “bits”
Help develop schedules for effective
class participation:
- Review studies and readings just
before class
- Schedule time for critical course
events
Papers, presentations, tests,
etc.
- Review lecture material immediately
after class
(Forgetting is greatest within 24
hours without review)
Try the University of
Minnesota's
Assignment Calculator
Develop criteria
for adjusting schedules
to meet your needs, both academic and
non-academic
Effectivity
aids:
- "To Do" list
Write
down things you have to do, then decide
what to do at the moment, what to
schedule for later, what to get someone
else to do, and what to put off for a
later time period
- Daily/weekly planner
Write down appointments, classes,
and meetings on a chronological log
book or chart. Always know what's ahead
for the day, always go to sleep knowing
you're prepared for tomorrow
- Long term planner
Use a monthly chart so that you can
always plan ahead.
Long term planners also serve to remind
you to plan your free time
constructively
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