timemanagement

TimeManagementSkillsforCollegeStudents

ByMinotPettinato

Inthefast-paced,technologicalworldtoday,ttingasidetime

nagementskillsare

especiallyimportantforbusycollegestudentswhoneedtobalance

schoolwork,sytofallbehindin

classandstudyingwhenyoudon'ntrol

ofyourscheduleandsurroundingsbyestablishingandfollowingthrough

withagameplan.

CreatingaGamePlan

meansactuallyusingthecalendar

functioneitheronyourphoneoronyourwall,at

schedulewillhelpyoustayorganizedandabletodirectyourattention

wscheduleatthe

beginningofeveryweekbadonyourclassandappointmentsthatweek,

suchasdoctors'appointmentsortimespentatthegymorwithfriends.

Rememberthatschedulingtimeforyourlfisjustasimportantas

ttingtimeasideforyourstudies.

YourSurroundings

Usingtimeforyourstudiescanbehard,especiallyifyouarein

urroundyourlfwithfriends,loudmusic

orotherpotentialentertainmentdistractions,

time-managementforyourstudiesbyhittingthebookswhenyourroommate

isnotpossible,Ifyour

Internetdistractsyou,unplugyourcableortemporarilyturnoffyour

Wi-Ficonnection.

Procrastination

Procrastinationisnotyourfriendwhenitcomestoalmost

everything,anditispeciallythecawhenitcomestotime

indyourlfbecoming

distractedwithanewgame,bookorwebsite,createarewardssystemfor

urlfthatifyouget

"thismuch"workdoneoverthenexttimeperiod,youwillgettodoyour

activityforaonehour.

TimeManagementforyourBrain

Yourbrainneedssleeptorestfromthedayandfunctionproperly

rethatsleepmakesitontoyour"to-do"listof

youcanonlycatchacat-napbetweenclass,doso.

Also,followtheadviceofeatingbreakfasteverymorningwhenyouget

reakfastishealthyandbreaksthefastofsleepforyour

stomach,breakfastregularlywill

helpyoutokeepyourattentionspanincheckandheightenyourability

totakeinknowledge.

FollowThrough

Tipsandtricksforhavingbettertimemanagementskillswilldo

nothingforyouifyoudon'rwillpowertomake

oufollowthrough

withthefirstday'slist,itwillgeteasierandeasiertocontinueto

uwillbeonatscheduleandwonderhowyouever

functionedwithoutplanningthings.

ImportanceofStudySkills&TimeManagement

ByZohaNatiq

Byusingyourtimeeffectively,youcanactuallyfreeuptimefor

moreenjoyablepursuits.

on't

havegoodtimemanagementskills,

don'thavegoodstudyskills,nagement

allowsyoutoappropriatelymakeuofyourtime,sothatallyour

needsaremet.

TimeManagement

Themostimportantthingyoucandotomanageyourtimeistoget

annertotrackyourdays;includeallyour

appointments,imeyou

thinkofsomethingtodo,ingtotheTime

ManagementGuide,

example,youmayneedtodeterminewhatismoreimportant,studyingfor

thetestnextweekorplanningyourfriend'

managementrequiresyoutomakesomedifficultchoices.

StudySkills

Whenyoustudy,themosteffectiveuofyourtimeensuresthat

you''saboutthequalityofthetimeyou

spendstudying,ratherthanthequantityoramountoftimeyouspend

rimportantdatessuchastests,quizzesandpapers

ncethedatesregularlytoplanyour

'venbetterifyouschedulestudytime,asinwrite

itinyourcalendarasifyou'l

belesslikelytoblowitoffifyoudo.

Organization

Ifyoucarryaroundyourto-dolistinyourhead,oddsaremany

ingauthorVincePanella,

writingyourgoalsdownisthefirststepincommittingtothemand

gthemdownalsohelpsprovidementalclarity.

Whenyouhaveanumberofthingstodoandit'sallinyourhead,odds

areyouareexpendingexcessivementalenergythinkingabouttho

things--mentalenergythatyoucouldbeusingtoconcentrateonother

gthingsdowngetsthemoutofyourheadandfreesupthat

mentalenergy.

Perfectionism

tyourreport

tobeperfect,heckyourreport10

timesforerrors,havingfoundnoneafterthefirsttime,thenyouwaste

ingtoAcademicTips,perfectionismcanleadtoavoidance

nowthatitwilltakeyouhours,evendays,

tocompleteataskbecauyouwantittobeperfect,youwilldelay

isticaboutwhatyouwanttheendresulttobeand

youwillsavealotoftimeandenergy.

Benefits

Onceyoulearnhowtomanageyourtimewellandhowtostudy

effectively,youwillfindthatyouhavemoretimelefttopursue

ywillyouhaveextratime,but

you'llbestressfreesinceyouwon'tbeworryingaboutallthethings

youhavetodo.

HowtoImproveTimeManagementSkillsasaCollegeStudent

ByeHowContributor

Developingeffectivetimemanagementskillsasacollegestudentis

ccessor

failureincollegeisgreatlyaffectedbyyoureffectiveuoftime.

ore

itis

importanttolearngoodtimemanagementskillsandhabitsthatwill

notonlyhelpyouontheroadtoacademicsuccessincollege,butwill

stepsinthisarticlewillhelpyoumanageyourtimeeffectively,

improvetimemanagement,andpracticeeffectivetimemanagementskills.

Instructions

eralrule,incollege,you

shouldstudyatleasttwohoursoutsideoftheclassroomforeveryhour

thatyou'reinaclass.

createsstrongerstudyhabits.

eklyormonthlyplanner-dependingonyourpreferences

-,two

weeksbeforetheassignmentduedate,write"startontheparticular

assignment".Oneweekpriortotheduedate,write"finishsuchandsuch

assignment".Thiswillallowforweeklyremindersleadinguptothe

actualdeadline.

rfreetimeimmediatelyafterclasswilyforcopying

notesandreviewingthematerial.

or20to25minuteintervalsandthentakeashortbreak.

Rearchshowsthatstudyinginshorterblocksorintervalsoftimeand

thentakingabreakismorebeneficialthanstudyingconstantlyfor

ore,reviewmaterialinsmallerblocksoftime.

leaonehourweeklyreviewanduweekendsifpossible.

willallowyoutimetodothingsyouwanttodo.

havesomefun

dabalanceofbothacademicandsociallifetobea

well-roundedindividual.

Tips&Warnings

Takeonedayofffromanyacademicorschoolrelatedworkeachweek

anddon'teventhinkaboutit.

Takeshortpowernapsifyouneedtoatsomepointduringtheday

tohelprechargeyourbattery.