1. Where Does Your Time Go? a workshop on time management & procrastination elizabeth baker february 7 th, 2008

2. What is Time Management?  Finding enough time in your day to fit in what you have to do  Balancing school, home & work  Completing tasks well – not doing just enough to get by

3. How Do We Get Behind?  We procrastinate  We don’t make to-do lists  We don’t prioritize our time  We don’t make time for ourselves Not enough time to do it Falling behind at school and at home Too much to do

4. How Can We Get Ahead?  Realize what causes you to “lose” time  Eliminate daily distractions  Start making to-do lists and check off what you complete  Use a planner or calendar to keep track of tasks and assignments  PRIORITIZE!

5. What is “Lost” Time?  “Lost” time is a term for time passed – or minutes that you could have used to your advantage  What did you do instead? How could you have used those minutes differently?  Are you someone who should schedule almost every minute of the day?

6. What are Some Distractions?  Home: dinner to fix, kids to bathe, homework to do  Work: full-time or part- time, the job still needs to get done  Friends: call when you’re doing homework, say “I never see you anymore!”  What about school??? YOU’RE IN SCHOOL Distraction #1 Home Distraction #2 Work Distraction #3 Friends

7. Things to Do? Make a List  Math homework for Friday  Study for English test tomorrow  Pay car insurance by October 1st  Pick up kids from daycare at 3pm  Grocery store!!! No milk or cereal! Making a list like this one can help you see what your day or week looks like. You can be in the right mindset for Monday morning if you’ve got a list of all the things you need to complete by the day’s end.

8. Do You Have a Calendar or Planner? MonTuesWedThursFriSatSun 1234567 891011121314 15161718192021 22232425262728 293031

9. What Are Your Priorities?  Try using the checklist in the slide above – put the tasks in order of highest priority  Does your to-do list take into account the things that are priorities in YOUR life?  A prioritized list won’t work unless it is tailored for you

10. You Can Do It! Remember: We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Use them wisely and you might find you have a few leftover!

11. Get Credit for Completing this Workshop – Click the Link Below http://www.johnstoncc.edu/studentservices /sss/workshops/Time.htm