Time Management

Time Management

Study Skills

Poll

Do you have time to complete all of your school work AND do other things you enjoy?

• Yes, always

• Sometimes

• Rarely

• Never

What is Time Management?

n. the ability to use one's time effectively or productively, especially at work

Time management helps you prioritize your tasks so that you ensure you have enough time available to complete every project. The quality of your work increases when you're not rushing to complete it ahead of a fast approaching deadline.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Time management means always doing more than one task at the same time.
• Good time management means never taking breaks.
• Time management is about planning to get tasks done and doing them.
• One way to manage your time well is to ignore deadlines and focus on doing the most fun activities.

Why do we need Time Management?

• To Save Time

• To Reduce Stress

• To Function Effectively

• To Increase Output (and your grades)

• To Increase Time for Fun/Other Responsibilities

Time Management Process

• Set SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant & timely) Goals

• Prioritize your tasks

• Set a time limit

• Organize yourself, Remove non-essential tasks/distractions

• Take breaks between tasks

Planning & Goal Setting

Draw an action plan-- a LIST of everything that needs to be done to achieve goals.

Multiple Choice

Setting _________ will help you define how you spend your time.

• goals

• clocks to daylight savings time

• the thermostat

• traps

Prioritizing

The most important tasks should be completed first, followed by other tasks.

Multiple Choice

Setting priorities is about determining

• what is most important to you

• how much money you can make

• what is the easiest path to take

• who is in your squad on fortnite

Scheduling

Make a realistic estimate of how much you can do, and determine the time to do it.

Pro-Tip: Use your async work time to complete the async work assignments!!

Multiple Choice

You should schedule every minute.  That does not include time for relaxing, sleeping, and doing homework.

• True
• False

Organizing

• Create a space that helps you focus on the tasks you need to complete

• Use alarms, apps or planners to help you manage your time, such as google calendars, google classroom, etc.

• Remove distractions, especially social media

Multiple Choice

It's said that if we find ourselves wasting time on unimportant things, we have to stop and ____________________________.

• relax and calm down
• check our to-do list and get back on track.
• start doing other things.
• think back what should we do.

Working

• Don't procrastinate!

• Remove distractions to stay focused!

• Set alarms to utilize your time without having to watch the clock

• Take breaks after your allotted time

• Any incomplete tasks should be added to the list and re-prioritized.

Async Work Today

Create a list of your school responsibilities for at least one class on the google doc provided. Prioritize the list you create and begin working on any urgent tasks (i.e. missing/late work, assignments that are due today).