Time Management Skills LSS 1003

Review Time Have you ever stopped and really analyzed how you spend your time ? It is a really useful exercise for 14 days to record how you spend your 86,400 seconds so keep a log and this will be a good place to start changing any unhelpful habits. 

Eliminating your personal time-wasters Once you know how you are spending your time you will easily begin to see how you waste time. Very often it will be things that you can change and being honest with yourself will help.  Activity 1: Sit with your group and make a list of what you each feel are your personal time-wasters.

Here are some common Time Wasters

Create a system  It’s amazing how so many people don’t have a good system in place and work rather randomly and react to whatever comes along. It is a far better approach to be proactive and have more control over your day. Making a priority plan will help you to stay focused. Learning how to manage emails can be helpful. One system I use is that when I have an email in my inbox I make a decision straight away of what to do with it rather than open it and go back to it later. I either  action it, delete it or file it.

Avoid the “Superhero Syndrome” We are not superheroes we are human so there is only so much that we can do. Learning to negotiate and on occasions even saying no is not only necessary, but it is a must and will take the pressure away because you are then less likely to let people down and stress yourself out! 

Be Tidy The tidier and the more minimalistic you are the easier it will be to find things and this can save lots of time. It is also good for your mind because it will help you to focus and feel more in control. Other people you work around will also appreciate you being tidy as it makes life better and easier for them too Activity 2: Homework Watch the video at the link below and list the steps the speaker takes to organize her desk. How to organize your desk

Summary: Time Management in Six Steps

7 helpful tips for students to better manage their time

Top Time Management Apps for Students in 2015 Instructions: Look through the following on your own time and see if any of the apps on offer are helpful to you. Click to see Time Management Apps for Students

Activity 3 Go to the Activity sheet: Time Management.