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Getting Ahead Before you Fall Behind How to Succeed in College

First, a few inconvenient truths…

You will get behind at some point in college. Relationship drama! Four tests in one week! Three assignments due the same day! Have to work extra hours to cover for someone!

It won’t always be fun.

What is time management?

Why is it more important in college? More multitasking More autonomy + Less urgent deadlines ------------------------------- = Trouble unless you can keep track of things

Covey’s Categorization Scheme Different levels of organization: First generation: reminders Second generation: advance planning, goal setting Third generation: prioritization Fourth generation: efficiency; goals control most of what you do; importance trumps urgency in your schedule

A caveat Every person is different. No one strategy works for everyone. The solution? Approach it like a scientist. Do experiments until you find something that works. If a strategy doesn’t work, figure out why, and adapt accordingly.

Your “assignment” Identify goals: Short-term (this week) Medium-term (this year) Long-term (5-10+ years) For the next week, try one or more of the strategies presented today (or others). See what works for you (or what doesn’t.)

To-do list Every morning, make a list of everything you need or want to get done; work down the list. Advantage: Simple Disadvantage: Tends to focus on short-term needs rather than long-term goals

ABC-123 A fancier to-do list. Mark each item as either A, B, or C. A = urgent; has to be done today. (important enough that you should work late to finish it) B = want to do today, but OK if you don’t (not important enough to stay late to finish) C = would like to do, but not urgent

ABC-123 Then, further classify each item with 1, 2, or 3, and sort. A1 – Make presentation for seminar A1 – Talk to Avi about NSF proposal A2 – Read other NSF calls to get ideas for proposals A3 – Call Sherm at WYDOT to get data B1 – Plan ahead for networks class B1 – Do a TRB review B2 – Finish reading papers for TRB reviews B2 – Email my paper to Dirck van Vliet B3 – Look at international travel grant C1 – Scan chapter from library book C2 – Debug traffic assignment code C3 – Check on VISTA Advantage: Better prioritization Disadvantage: Focus is on urgent things, rather than important things. Still a short-term focus.

Eisenhower Square “What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.

Eisenhower Square Urgent Not Urgent Important Not Important Advantage: Helps with balance between short and long term Disadvantage: Not as immediately helpful in scheduling

Pareto Analysis Vilfredo Pareto observed that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population; others have noticed this trend elsewhere. 20% of the pea pods in Pareto’s garden contained 80% of the peas Fixing 20% of bugs in software would eliminate 80% of crashes (Microsoft) In the business world, typically 80% of business comes from 20% of the customers

Pareto Analysis Workplace studies have shown 80% of tasks can be completed in 20% of your time; the remaining 20% of tasks require 80% of your time 80% of your productivity can be accomplished by 20% of your tasks Therefore, the tasks requiring less of your time should be done first to maximize your productivity Advantage: Emphasizes productivity Disadvantage: Does not address long-term goals

Continuing Improvement… Learning to manage time effectively is a process of continuing improvement Long-term commitment to improvement is better than short bursts of organization and giving up when it doesn’t work perfectly.