Step By Step to College and Career Success 4th Edition

1. Step By Step to College and Career Success4th Edition Step 2: Managing Your Time

2. Topics • Taking control of your time • Creating a workable class schedule • Organizing your day • Overcoming procrastination and respecting others’ time

3. Reflections: How do you measure up? Agree? Disagree? Don’t know? 1. I set academic & personal goals to guide how I prioritize my time. 2. I can focus on the task at hand. 3. I use a planner, to-do lists, or other planning devices. 4. I can balance my social, personal and academic commitments.

4. Managing Time Involves • Knowing your goals • Setting priorities to meet your goals • Anticipating the unexpected • Taking control of your time • Making a commitment to punctuality • Carrying out your plans

5. Set Priorities Based on Long Term Goals & Personal Values • Reflect: What tasks best align with goals & values? • Identify tasks needed to meet your objectives • Rank tasks by urgency • Consider your whole person when setting priorities

6. Time Management Tools • Planners have many styles & prices • Find a planner that can work for you • College might have calendar with important due dates and events that can be very useful for planning

7. Planning: Start with the Big Picture • Identify time commitments in blocks for the semester for • Classes & study time • Exercise • Work time • Family time • Social dates

8. Identify Conflicts & Assess Priorities • Set due dates ahead to manage conflicts • Break up large assignments • Consider the “value” of various activities and plan time accordingly • Set due dates for task components

9. Managing Your Time Consider: • Expectations • Goals • Tasks • Time to complete tasks • Due dates • Your working style

10. Organize Your Days • Set realistic goals for study time • Use waiting time well • Know the best times to study • Control distractions • Avoid multitasking • Be flexible

11. Don’t Forget the Details • Enter the details on the planner • Use a planner that is convenient for your life style • Back up your planner • Revise schedule as needed

12. Don’t Overextend Yourself • Determine a realistic workload • Learn to say “no” • Adjust your schedule if you have overextended yourself.

13. Maintain Daily To-Do List • Align to-do list with time expectations • Note when things are done for a sense of accomplishment

14. Reasons for Procrastination • Fear of failure • Fear of success • Too much of a perfectionist – fear of not achieving real or self- defined standards • Task is boring and seems irrelevant Reflect on why YOU procrastinate.

15. Overcoming Procrastination • Remember the consequences • Create a to-do list • Divide a big job into smaller ones • Reward yourself when you’re done • Minimize distractions

16. Concentrating • Plan time & space to concentrate • Schedule time • Minimize interruptions • Read in an environment in which you can concentrate best

17. Respecting Others' Time • Be on time to class • Meet due dates for assignments • Avoid disrespectful behavior in class • Don’t “hog” the discussion • Keep appointment times with instructors

18. Reflections: How do you measure up? Agree? Disagree? Don’t know? 1. I set academic & personal goals to guide how I prioritize my time. 2. I can focus on the task at hand. 3. I use a planner, to-do lists, or other planning devices. 4. I can balance my social, personal and academic commitments.