Time Management

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour,

whatever he does, whoever he be. -- C.S. Lewis

Dr Funke Baffour August 2014

What is Time Management (TM)?

How do you spend your time?

• School work• Chores• Activities • Revision • Eating • Sleeping• Social life

The benefits of TM

• Helps you get the most out of your education

• Better prepared for the demands of your life

• Helps set realistic and manageable goals• Helps you to achieve a more balanced life• Helps you to be more productive • Encourages a positive mind set

Poor TM leads too.....

• Handing in work late• Submitting work that is not up to your usual standard• Forgetting commitments• Finding that you often don’t have enough time

to complete a task• Making excuses for why work is not done• Having to let go of activities you enjoy

because of a lack of time or low grades

2 Tips for TM1) Devise a Weekly Schedule!

to be able to provide a structure for the week that can be refined in your days

2) Write a To-Do List each day! to provide an overview how you will be

spending your 1440 minutes

Time management is a skill that must be worked on

Exercise

• Exercise 1

• Analyze how your time is spent

• Make a list of every activity you have been involved in since this time yesterday. For each activity you list, estimate the amount of time you spent on that activity.

• When you add up your estimated times, you should have close to 24 hours

• Are you happy with how you spent your time?

Your Future is What You Make It TODAY!

“The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.” --Abraham Lincoln