Time Management is setting and
following a schedule of study
in order to organize and prioritize your studies
in the context of competing activities of work, family, etc.
Guidelines:
- Monitor your time
- Reflect on how you spend your
time
- Be aware of when you are
wasting your time
- Know when you are productive
Knowing how you spend
your time should aid you in planning and predicting
project completion:
- Have a "To Do" list.
Write down things you have to do, then decide what to
do at the moment, what to schedule for later, what to
get someone else to do, and what to put off for a
later time period
- Have a daily/weekly planner.
Write down appointments, classes, and meetings on a
chronological log book or chart. Always know what's
ahead for the day, always go to sleep knowing you're
prepared for tomorrow
- Have a long term planner. Use
a monthly chart so that you can always plan ahead.
Long term planners also serve to remind you to plan
your free time constructively
Planning for an
effective study schedule:
- Allow sufficient time for
sleep, a well-balanced diet, and leisure activities
- Prioritize assignments
- Prepare for
discussion/recitation courses before class
- Schedule time to go over
lecture material immediately after class;
Remember: Forgetting is greatest within 24 hours
without review
- Schedule fifty minute blocks
of study
- Choose a place free from
distractions to study
- Plan to use "dead
time"
- Schedule as much study time as
possible during daylight hours
- Schedule a weekly review
- Be careful not to become a
slave to your schedule
The satisfaction of
"crossing off" the completed task can yield a
sense of accomplishment, and even a little sense of
reward!
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