Time Management is Important to College Students Improves productivity Improves productivity...

Time Management is Time Management is Important to College StudentsImportant to College Students

Improves productivityImproves productivity Improves quality of outputImproves quality of output TM impacts us TM impacts us

psychologically as well (Event psychologically as well (Event = Success = Self Esteem)= Success = Self Esteem)

““is the cornerstone to is the cornerstone to success on the college level”success on the college level”

The Basic Element The Basic Element & Key to Managing TM& Key to Managing TM

The The basic elementbasic element of time is of time is AN EVENTAN EVENT..

The The keykey to managing time is to managing time is CONTROLLING the CONTROLLING the

EVENTEVENT..

Planning TMPlanning TM PlanningPlanning TM is TM is predetermining a predetermining a

sequence of eventssequence of events.. Excuses for not planning:Excuses for not planning:

not enough time (too busy)not enough time (too busy) rather party or play golf (other priorities)rather party or play golf (other priorities) not useful (“things change”)not useful (“things change”) ““I do better under pressure anyways”I do better under pressure anyways”

A Natural LawA Natural Law: “We tend avoid events : “We tend avoid events which are unpleasant, complex, lengthy, or which are unpleasant, complex, lengthy, or uninteresting, regardless of priority.”uninteresting, regardless of priority.” – Alec – Alec MacKenzieMacKenzie

The Procrastination QuotientThe Procrastination Quotient http://flightline.highline.edu/iglozman/classes/procrastination_quotient.htm

Strategies for Overcoming Strategies for Overcoming ProcrastinationProcrastination

1. Analyze what you procrastinate 1. Analyze what you procrastinate aboutabout Keep log & write downKeep log & write down Notice common patterns? Notice common patterns?

(interpersonal, physical, (interpersonal, physical, confrontational)confrontational)

Are you “AM” or “PM” person?Are you “AM” or “PM” person? Recognizing what you Recognizing what you

procrastinate about will signal you procrastinate about will signal you to begin to apply solutions!!!!to begin to apply solutions!!!!


2. Note your common “delay 2. Note your common “delay tactics.” (What kind of excuses do tactics.” (What kind of excuses do you use?)you use?) ““I will do it after this show”I will do it after this show” ““It really can wait until tomorrow”It really can wait until tomorrow” ““I will do it this weekend”I will do it this weekend”

Recognizing these traps will help Recognizing these traps will help you avoid them!!!!you avoid them!!!!


3. Experiment with solutions that work for 3. Experiment with solutions that work for you:you: subdivide the big task into small taskssubdivide the big task into small tasks start w/ easy task 1st to get goingstart w/ easy task 1st to get going get someone to work w/ you – less get someone to work w/ you – less

difficult & painful (studymate)difficult & painful (studymate) make a commitment to someone or set make a commitment to someone or set

deadline (more difficult to put off)deadline (more difficult to put off) have all info ready (ie. Textbook, have all info ready (ie. Textbook,

articles, notes, study guides)articles, notes, study guides) ensure that you are well-rested & alertensure that you are well-rested & alert close the door (block out distractions)close the door (block out distractions)


4. Put your plan on paper (provides 4. Put your plan on paper (provides blueprint for success)blueprint for success) Taking the time to plan & then Taking the time to plan & then

implementing the plan 1 step at a implementing the plan 1 step at a time will result in a more organized & time will result in a more organized & productive effort. productive effort.

EXAMPLE - Don’t just start driving on a EXAMPLE - Don’t just start driving on a vacation – need to plan route, hotel vacation – need to plan route, hotel reservations, $, activities. reservations, $, activities.


5. Rewards: Give yourself 5. Rewards: Give yourself carrot when you complete a carrot when you complete a task (go for ice cream, watch task (go for ice cream, watch ball game, etc.)ball game, etc.)

6. Get enough sleep. Eat right. 6. Get enough sleep. Eat right. Exercise!Exercise!

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