1. Time Management Chapter 4
Prioritizing Tasks
Preventing Procrastination
Promoting Productivity
Time Management Chapter 4

2. High School, College, Work, & Time
Less “seat time”
More “free time”
College students who have a hard time managing their time have a hard time managing college.
Time management & stress management

3. Strategies for Managing Time & Tasks
Analysis- become aware of how your time is spent & break it into smaller units
“time analysis”
Itemizing- identify what tasks you need to accomplish & when you need to complete them
Successful people are list makers
Prioritizing- rank tasks in order of importance
Urgency & gravity

4. Time-Management Plan Planning your work reduces your total work time
Be mindful of time
Carry a calendar, planner, appointment book, or list making cell phone app
Take portable work with you to take advantage of “dead time”

5. Use free time between classes
Box 4.1 (page )

6. Transform intention into action
Reserve time for the unexpected
Be flexible

7. Procrastination Myth 1: “I work better under pressure.”
Myth 2: Studying in advance is a waste of time because you will forget it by test time.”

8. Psychological Causes Fear of failure Perfectionism Fear of success
Indecisiveness
Thrill seeking

9. Strategies for Preventing & Overcoming Procrastination
Use effective time-management strategies
Make the start of work as appealing as possible
Organize your workplace
Location matters

10. Schedule easier or more interesting tasks in the middle or end of your work time
“go for the kill”
Divide large takes into smaller pieces