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Time Management Goals
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have listed 7 tips for better time management:
1. Set Regular Study Periods:
Setting a regular time to study each day helps "protect" you from
constant conflicts with other tasks that you must complete. There
always will be unexpected events that rob time from your studying.
If circumstances arise that prohibit you from studying, adjust your
schedule. If you do not establish a set time, the probability
increases that you will become involved with other tasks.
2. Study in an Environment that is relatively free of Distractions
and Interruptions:
Analyze your present study environment and determine whether it is
the best place for you. Most college students study in one of five
locations: home, dorm, apartment, fraternity or sorority house, or
library. Wherever you decide to study, consider the level of
distractions present. If you find you are constantly distracted by
discussions, telephone calls, music, or other factors, consider
another location.
3. Take Short Breaks:
How long you study is determined by your motivation and
concentration. In general, most students need a short 5 or 10 minute
break each hour. However, you may be able to concentrate for longer
periods of time. You need to adjust the study intervals according to
your own personal needs. If you find you are easily distracted, you
may need a 2 or 3 minute break after 30 minutes or so.
4. Be Specific in Identifying How You Plan to Use Your Time:
It is not how long you study, but how you study that determines
academic success. If you break your goal into tasks as suggested
earlier, you will find it easier to determine how you will spend
your time. Do not just write the course name or study topic (e.g.,
psychology) in your schedule, specify what you plan to do during the
time.
5. Alternate Subjects When You Have a Long Time Block Available for
Study:
There is no reason to complete studying a given subject before
moving to the next subject. If you have a number of tasks to
complete in a subject, you may find you can better control
motivation and concentration by completing certain aspects of the
assignment in one subject area and coming back to another part of
the assignment at a later time. In addition, you should determine
the sequence of studying different subjects so that you do not end
up doing the same things for long periods of time (e.g., solving
math problems and balancing chemical equations).
6. Estimate the Time Needed for Each Assignment:
Successfully estimating the amount of time needed for each subject
comes with experience. The better you estimate time, the more
realistic your study plan will become. However, no one can be on
target every time. It often is not until you begin studying or
writing that you find that you underestimated the time needed to
complete the task. If this occurs, there is nothing wrong with
adjusting your schedule the next day.
7. Determining the 4 levels of Task Priority:
To discover this, you can prioritize your activities in terms of
their urgency and importance. Urgent issues demand your immediate
attention or action while important issues are personally
meaningful. Activities can be placed in four categories:
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