Making More of your Time

Time Management and Study Skills for College Success

We gratefully acknowledge the source of inspiration for this tutorial as coming from the good folks at the Center for Academic Success at Louisiana State University.

Is this workshop orkshop for you? o ?

Do you procrastinate? Is your motto, Better late than never? Do you wish you were more organized?

Time Management is Life Management

The allocation of time is unbiased and without prejudice j di

We all receive 24 hours each day. No one receives any more or less than anyone else. else

What will ill this t tutorial torial cover? co er?

How time management is unique for students. It will examine a 3 3-Step Step Plan for student time management.

A Ne New Leag League e

College students are required to

Think at higher levels Process more in less time Work in high pressure situations Work with meticulous professors Resist a wide range of distractions

As a college student st dent you o have ha e

Less structure Different incentives (financial (financial, rewards) No supervisor to balance the work load Many people who want your time Studying/learning demands

Where is your o r time going?

At 12 units, this is what your week may look like 12x2 = 24 hours of studying study g + 12 hours in class _________ 36 hours What does your schedule look like?
How many units are you t ki ? taking? _____ (multiply by 2 and place on the next line) Number of study hours _____ Hours you work/week _____ Hours spent participating in clubs and orgs _____ H Hours spent t other th _____ Grand Total: _____

A3 3-Step Step Time Management Plan

1.

Set goals. Allow yourself to dream! Integrate efficient organizational tools. Incorporate efficient study strategies.

2.

3.

Taking Charge

Proactive vs. Reactive

Yo r lifeline Your

A
birth

X
today

Z
death

Setting g Mid-Range g and ShortTerm Goals

A X
Short-Term Short Term Goals -Semester -Month -Week -Day Day Mid-Range Mid Range Goals (2-5 years)

X
Lifetime Goals

M ths Abo Myths About t Goals

1.

You should not edit or alter your goals. You must achieve perfection

2.

More Myths M th
3.

Maintenance of the status quo is not an acceptable p g goal for a p period of time. Achievement of goals is just a matter of luck. luck

4.

Now that we have examined our goals

HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THEM?

Time Management & Organizational Tools

Tools for organi organizing ing your o r life life

Fixed Schedules
Week-at-a-Peek Semester-at-a-Peek

Planners To Do Lists
Today y This Week Sticky y Notes

The Week Week-at-a-Peek at a Peek Schedule Sched le

M
7-8 8-9 9-10 9 10 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 23 2-3 3-4
Work Work Work Work Work Work Work Work Work Work Span. Math Engl. CS101 CS101 Span. Span. Math Engl. CS101 CS101 Span. Biking Biking Biking Math Engl. Church Church

Su

The Semester Schedule Sched le

Sept 1 8 15
Paper 1 due

2 9 16 23 30 7
Span test 1

3 10 17 24 Oct 1 8 15 22 29 5

4 11 18
CS 101 quiz

5
Math Quiz

6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 Nov 1 8

7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9

12 19 26 3
Math Quiz

22 29 6 13
Paper 2 due

25 2 9 16 23 30 6

10 17 24
Math Exam1

14 21
Dads b-day

20 27 3

28 4
Span test 2

31 7

How do I decide which planner p to use?

Which Planner is for you? o ?

DailyFor people with 21 or more unique appointments or meetings in a week. appointments or meetings in a week.

Weeklyy For p people p who have 7 to 21 unique q

Monthly- For people who have fewer than 7

unique appointments in a week.

The Jar of Rocks

The point is this:

If you dont put the big rocks in first first, you will never fit them in.

When to do a to-do to do list list

How do y you organize g your y day y or week? TASK oriented or TIME orientated?

Task Oriented Organizer: Organi er:

Time Oriented Organizer: Organi er:

Mon
8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00
Breakfast English Math Lunch Spanish Study Study W k Work Work

Tues
Breakfast Study CS 101 CS 101 Spanish Lunch Study W k Work Work

Wed
Breakfast English Math Lunch Spanish Study Study W k Work Work

Thur
Breakfast Study CS 101 CS 101 Spanish Lunch Study W k Work Work

Fri
Breakfast English Math Lunch Spanish Study Study W k Work Work

Sat
Breakfast Library Library Library Bike Club Bike Club Dinner at Home Dinner at Di Home Dinner at Home

Sun
Breakfast Service Service Study Study Lunch Study S d Study Chill out

Stick Notes Sticky

Take Time to Make Time

Tips to remember remember

Use daylight hours wisely! 1 daylight hour = about 1 evening hours.

Set Intermediate Deadlines

Write them in your planner. Post sticky-notes around home or school h l materials. t i l Write on To Do li t lists.

Studying smarter
Students spend a significant part of their lives studying. Why not use study t l th tools that t make k better b tt use of f that th t time? ti ?

Contin o s Process of Learning Continuous

Phase one: Read or preview chapters to be covered in class before class. (create chapter maps) Go to class listen actively, take notes, participate Review and process class notes as soon after class as possible Incorporate intense study sessions

Phase two: Phase three:

Phase four: Repeat

Andonce a week, examine that whole weeks notes at once. This helps you get the big picture and connect ideas

The Intense St Study d Session

2 minutes

Set goals for next 40 minutes Read text more selectively/highlight Make doodles/notes in margins Create mnemonics Create maps p Take a break Review what y you have just j studied

40 minutes

10 minutes 5 minutes Repeat

Another tip tip

Once a weekexamine the entire weeks notes together.

What h are you thinking hi ki about? b

Did you know your thought life your time can affect y management?

Self Talk/ Inner Dialogue Self-Talk/ Dialog e

The Child
Present NOW, fun pleasure, g my y way y I want things

The Adult
Past and future, consequences, reality based, rational, skills

Th Critic The C iti

Fearful, worries about past/future, passive in the present

Write the following follo ing

What are three things you learned from this tutorial that you plan to integrate into managing your own time?

Try to start using these ideas within the next 24 hours.

Time is your o r life life

to waste your time is to waste your life, but to master y your time is to master your life and make the most of it. Alan Lakein