Time Management The Behavioral Way

Lisa Trucil

Caldwell College

Center for Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis

Agenda

• What does it mean to you?

• How to waste time

• Tips to not waste time

• Getting things done

• The behavioral way

• Honesty is the best policy!

Introduction

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM1A9zFkfHw

What does TIME Management Mean to you?

“The act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on a specific activity, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.”

• Organization skills

• Due dates

• Lists

• Plan

• Agenda

• Set goals

• Prioritize

• Proactive

• Opposite of a procrastinator Bailey & Burch, 2010

Behavior analysts

• ARE IN GREAT DEMAND, by…• Consumers• Administrators• Teachers• Parents• Treatment coordinators• Others

• SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US?

Bailey & Burch, 2010

How to waste time

• Doing tasks that others should be doing• Solution

• Allowing behavioral erosion or slippage to take place• Solution

• Having to rework projects• Solution

• Allowing others to take up your time with trivialities• Solution Bailey & Burch,

2010

Tip to not waste time

• “Our general advice is for you to be kind, caring, and analytical in your decision making regarding nonwork requests of your time while managing your schedule in such a way that you get your work done and maintain your professional reputation.”

Bailey & Burch, 2010

Getting things done

• David Allen• GURU of productivity• http://www.davidco.com/organizations/online-lea

rning

• Decide if what is in front of you…• Requires action “ask will it take less than 2

minutes?”• Trash it or file it it cannot be done right now

• “2-minute” rule

• Weekly reviewBailey & Burch, 2010

Getting things done

Bailey & Burch, 2010

Time management the behavioral way

• Premack Principle• More probable behaviors will reinforce less

probable behaviors

• Turn your “things to do” into behaviors• You’ll have a behavior and following each

behavior you’ll have the NEXT ACTION

• Place check marks by each item completed

• Reinforce your behavior• See what you accomplished

Bailey & Burch, 2010

Time management The behavioral way

Low Probability Behaviors

High Probability Behaviors

Reading articles for class Watch Parenthood on Thursday

Cleaning room Go out to dinner with friends on the weekend

Writing professional dilemma paper

Get to go running

Time management via behavior management

• Behavior analysts are a target• Reasonable, effective person who is congenial

and open to others

• You will need to…• Discriminate those offers• Learn to say “no”

Bailey & Burch, 2010

Honesty is the best policy

• Flimsy excuses make matters worse• Just say “NO” in a polite and clear manner

• Don’t need to provide an explanation• Be firm, make good eye contact, and repeat

original reply with a firm, objective tone of voice

Bailey & Burch, 2010

Video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM1A9zFkfHw

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUk6LXRZMMk

• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en

Summary

• Time management is a skill that can make or break a behavior analyst

• Plan your day

• Avoid wasting time

• Premack Principle

• To-do lists

• “2-minute” rule

resources

References

• Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Routledge.