Time Management Tips and Strategies

Study difficult (or less interesting) subjects first

Know your optimum study times

Use waiting times (lines etc…)

Use a regular study area

Break goals down into simple tasks

Get off the phone Use an answering machine

WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR STUDY TIME  Study difficult (or less interesting) subjects first  Know your optimum study times  Use waiting times  Use a regular study area  Study where you’ll be alert

WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR STUDY TIME  Use the North Hall Library  Coordinate study times with your family or roommates  Avoid the phone, use an answering machine  Learn to say NO  Use a Do Not Disturb Sign

WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR STUDY TIME  Take notice how others waste your time  Avoid noise distractions  Ask whether or not you’re prioritizing things  Ask whether or not you’re being to hard on yourself

WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR STUDY TIME  Identify time wasters  Be willing to make compromises

WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR STUDY TIME  Break goals down into simple tasks  Dispel your current notion time management and to-do-lists people  Try doing less - make a don’t do list  Eliminate worthless activities  Slow down  Schedule down times

STRATEGIES FOR FORMULATING YOUR TIME SCHEDULES  Allow for Flexibility  Devise a plan that works for you - Be Realistic  Avoid Scheduling Marathon study sessions  Set clear start and stop times  Plan for the unplanned

STUDY WHEN ???  Plan two study hours for every hour you spend in class  Study difficult (or less interesting) subjects first  Be aware of your best time of day  Use waiting time  Use a regular study area

Where to Study??  Choose a place that minimizes visual and auditory distractions.  Use the library or empty classrooms. Get out of a noisy room.  Don't get too comfortable.  Find a better place when productivity begins to fall.