TIME MANAGEMENT

▪ Your life ▪ Your goals ▪ Your feelings ▪ Your schedules

TIME MANAGEMENT

▪ We manage our time because of the rewards and benefits we enjoy from this behavior. ▪ Making a connection between time management behaviors and your individual goals will motivate you to adopt new behaviors in order to achieve specific outcomes.

TIME MANAGEMENT GoalsBehaviorsOutcome

TIME MANAGEMENT GOALS & OUTCOMES

TIME MANAGEMENT GOALS & OUTCOMES Semester Goals Dean’s List= Dean’s with Honors= President’s List=4.0

TIME MANAGEMENT GOAL FORMULA ▪ State Goal ▪ Define Time Frame ▪ List Behaviors ▪ Visualize Outcome

TIME MANAGEMENT Goal Formula Example Goal: Dean’s List Time Frame: 16 weeks Strategy: Attend all classes, do all reading assignments, meet with professor regularly, schedule study time, work only 12 hours/week, make friends with at least one person from each class, take notes in class. Outcome: Feel good about self. Parents proud. Get letters of rec. from faculty. Apply to be an RA. Get into Business Department.

TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

TIME MANAGEMENT SCHEDULES: SEMESTER AT A GLANCE SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Classes begin February 1 Add period ends Late add period ends Drop period ends March Mid-term Classes Resume April 1 Last day to withdraw Late withdrawal ends 30 May Last day of classes Commencement

TIME MANAGEMENT SCHEDULES: MASTER WEEKLY

TIME MANAGEMENT SCHEDULES: DAILY PLANNER

TIME MANAGEMENT SCHEDULES: DAILY LIST …TO DO 2/16/16 1.MAKE FLASH CARDS FROM PSYCH. NOTES 2.DO ONLINE SPN QUIZ BEFORE MIDNIGHT 3.CALL FINANCIAL AID OFFICE ASAP 4.VOTE 5.SEE DR. ROBBINS DURING OFFICE HOURS 6.BASKETBALL GAME

TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

TIME MANAGEMENT 1.Come prepared 2.Sit close to professor 3.Review notes from previous class 4.Listen attentively 5.Take notes 6.Ask questions 7.Answer questions

TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

TIME MANAGEMENT Study: Where ▪ library ▪ Student Learning Center ▪ Department lounges

TIME MANAGEMENT Study: When ▪ Identify your “Einstein Hours” ▪ Schedule blocks of study time for each class ▪ Use time in between classes

TIME MANAGEMENT Study: What ▪ Pre-read, read, take notes, talk ▪ Review class notes before and after classes ▪ Turn class notes into questions and practice answering those question aloud or in writing ▪ Meet with tutors, classmate, professors ▪ Predict test questions ▪ Review former tests ▪ Create study guides ▪ Talk & write

TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

TIME MANAGEMENT Choices ▪ Prioritize ▪ Manage & minimize interruptions ▪ Say “No”

TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

TIME MANAGEMENT Procrastination: Emotions, Beliefs, Rewards ▪ Examine the emotions surrounding the task. We often procrastinate when we associate negative emotions with the task at hand. ▪ Examine your beliefs: “I work well under pressure.” ▪ Break large tasks down into small tasks. ▪ Connect rewards to each small task.

Final Tips 1.Keep a Time Journal 2.Cultivate your own inner boss/parent 3.Set your own deadlines 4.Don’t let questions about course material accumulate 5.Utilize campus resources and professors’ office hours TIME MANAGEMENT