A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CAUSES FOR POOR TIME MANAGEMENT AND THEN SUGGEST STRATEGIES AND TOOLS TO HELP...

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CAUSES FOR POOR TIME MANAGEMENT AND THEN SUGGEST STRATEGIES AND TOOLS TO HELP YOU CREATE YOUR OWN TIME MANAGEMENT PLAN.

Time Management

Workshop

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Now compare your two things with what other students have knowingly admitted as

causes to wasting time

Want to “sit and relax” which turns into three straight hours of television

Texting (while in class, at work, home, etc. – definitely redirects my attention)

Get side-tracked while looking up information on the internet - so basically surfing the web

Traffic

Wait until the last night or two to finish a paper or project

Shopping to simply see what’s new

Internet/video games

Unplanned visitors especially friends

Chaotic/disorganized home or home life

TIME WASTERS

So basically “Time Wasters” means

spending a lot of time doing something

that is unnecessary or does not

produce any benefit.

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What Exactly is Time Management

Time Management (TM) is the process of encompassing multiple skills within a 24 hour day. The ultimate goal is to optimize and work smarter to complete tasks. Everybody’s different but the techniques used are similar.

What Exactly is Time Management?

For example, we have been taught in our classes and in our personal and professional lives to set goals. Other techniques include planning, prioritizing and scheduling. Once a person has these aspects completed, decision making and delegating of tasks become routine strategies that help us become better organized and efficient with our time.

What Exactly is Time Management?

In summary, there are many tools that one can use to improve TM; whether it be using a computer, a smart phone, or the internet, information needs to be processed and analyzed in order for a person to make better decisions and improve their own time management.

Procrastination

Procrastinators put things off until a later time, and most often choose low-priority tasks over more important tasks. Ask yourself:

When do I procrastinate, and why do I procrastinate?

If you are waiting to the last minute to always complete your school assignments and studying, chances are you have not made your education a priority, you believe you can “wing” your way through college, or you are allowing laziness and more desirable ”fun” short term distractions guide the use of your time.

Poor Approaches to Time Management

“Ownership of Time”

Do you have the feeling someone else, or something else, dictates the use of your time? Your job, your family, friends, or just plain keeping up with the house chores are things that students claim keeps them from putting more time and focus on their studies. It is like you are not in control of your life . . . Life seems to be controlling you!

Poor Approaches to Time Management

Forgetting to address your time-wasting habits.

Time management will only help so much if you leave all time-wasting habits in placeEasily distractedHave a cluttered work environment

Can’t find books/notes or too many distractions scattered around like magazines

Always study in the evening but by that time you forget what was discussed in class

Sitting in front of the TV/video games or constantly texting

Strategies to Help Manage Time

Time is the one commodity we all have in common. No matter how hard we try, we really can’t save time or buy time. Yet, we can learn to spend our time wisely to avoid losing time. Sometimes all we need is a few simple modifications. The following suggestions can easily be incorporated into your daily life to improve time management strategies and help you find time in your day.


For visual learners create visual reminders like “post-its” and post them on things you will see like your bathroom mirror, car window, door, etc. or put reminders in your phone or work calendar to remind you throughout the day.


Another easy and common TM strategy is to create a calendar of important school-related priorities for the day, week and/or month:

If you use a weekly/monthly planner please bring it to your meeting with the counselor. If you do not use a planner, download and print the monthly calendar.


Practice Rewards

Whenever you feel like doing one of the “time wasters” discussed at the beginning of the workshop, first tell yourself to spend a half hour on your assignment and then 15 minutes on the internet, cable, video games, etc. Continue the process until you have completed the priority. It is actually a good idea to make time for fun, just in moderation.


One of the best ways to remember something and change habits is by associations. Associate common daily activities with something else.

For example, while drinking your morning coffee make a to-do list of the day’s priorities.

Keep a copy of your calendar and/or syllabus next to your bed so every night (or early morning)before you go to sleep, go over the next day’s requirements/needs.

One last idea, keep a small pad and pen in your car to write down important things you must remember. When you get in the car, write down things you don’t want to forget and leave the pad open to that page. When you get back in your car at a later time, it will remind you. Associate the pad with important things you must remember.

Time Management Tips

1. Write things down A common time management mistake is to try to

use your memory to keep track of too many details leading to information overload. Using a to-do list to write things down is a great way to take control of your projects and tasks and keep yourself organized.


2. Prioritize your list Prioritizing your to-do list helps you focus and

spend more of your time on the things that really matter to you. Rate your tasks into categories using the ABCD prioritization system.


3. Plan your week Spend some time at the beginning of each week to

plan your schedule. Taking the extra time to do this will help increase your productivity and balance your important long-term projects with your more urgent tasks. All you need is fifteen to thirty minutes each week for your planning session.


4. Think before acting How many times have you said yes to

something you later regretted. Before committing to a new task, stop to think about it before you give your answer. This will prevent you from taking on too much work.


5. Continuously improve yourself Make time in your schedule to learn new things and

develop your natural talents and abilities. For example, you could take a class, attend a training program, or read a book.

Continuously improving your knowledge and skills increases your marketability, can help boost your career, and is the most reliable path to financial independence.


6. Think about what you are giving up to do your regular activities

It is a good idea to evaluate regularly how you are spending your time. In some cases, the best thing you can do is to stop doing an activity that is no longer serving you so you can spend the time doing something more valuable. Consider what you are giving up in order to maintain your current activities.


7. Use a time management system Using a time management system can help you

keep track of everything that you need to do, organize and prioritize your work, and develop sound plans to complete it. An integrated system is like glue that holds all the best time management practices together.


8. Identify bad habits Make a list of bad habits that are stealing your time,

sabotaging your goals, and blocking your success. After you do, work on them one at a time and systematically eliminate them from your life. Remember that the easiest way to eliminate a bad habit, is to replace it with a better habit.

Reference

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_HTE.htm

http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/inside-the-classroom/take-control-of-homework








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