Life Management

Taking the time to set goals wastes your limited time.

• True
• False

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.

To spend your time productively, you need to have set some _____.

• long-term goals
• SMART goals
• short-term goals
• goals

Alan has been studying for his math test for an hour. He knows he needs to study for at least another hour, but he is feeling distracted. His phone keeps buzzing with text messages, and he's hungry. What would be the best thing for Alan to do now?

• He should keep studying until he falls asleep.
• He should talk to his friend, eat a snack and keep studying all at the same time.
• He should take a quick break, so he can get a snack and respond to his texts before he goes back to studying.
• He should stop studying and make plans to see his friends.

Zeina is following the time management steps. She just made a list of her tasks and estimated how much time they will take. What should she do next?

• She should take a break and eat a snack.
• She should organize her tasks alphabetically.
• She should cross off tasks that she doesn’t want to do right away.
• She should prioritize her tasks, or put them in order of importance.

You should spend your time on things that are important to others.

• True
• False

If you aren't sure how long a task will take, you should ________.

• skip it
• do it last
• give yourself only 5 minutes to finish it
•  give yourself extra time to finish it

Dylan has a final exam on Tuesday. His goal is to earn an A on it. On Monday afternoon, he starts playing video games. When his father tells him to study, Dylan responds, “I’ll do it later.” What could Dylan improve about his time management skills?

• He should think about his goals and what will help him to reach them.
• He should make a more flexible schedule.
• He should take more breaks.
• Dylan is managing his time well.

Which of the following is a good time management strategy?

• forgetting about deadlines
• never looking at a schedule or to-do list and just doing the tasks you remember
• thinking about the consequences of your actions when you prioritize your tasks
•  keeping your phone next to you while you study

Jourdan’s goal this summer is to learn to play three songs on the guitar. He has a summer job at a restaurant four days a week. This week, on his day off, he goes to the lake with his best friend. Before work, he reads his favorite comic books and makes breakfast. After work, he helps his father cook dinner and plays basketball with his sister. Which of the following did Jourdan forget to do when making his schedule this week?

• He didn’t consider his personal goal and what he could do to work toward it.
• He didn’t do any tasks that he wanted to do. He only did things he had to do.
• He didn’t consider tasks that had a set time that couldn’t be changed.
• He didn’t consider tasks that might take longer than expected.