1. Time Management Strategies for
High School Success
Ann Dolin, M.Ed.

2. Loud vs. Soft Internal Clock

3. Long vs. Short Time Horizon

4. Do you have a soft clock and short time horizon
Do you have a soft clock and short time horizon? --OR-- Do you have loud clock and a long time horizon?

5. The grass isn’t always greener. Anxiety can cause procrastination.

6. Why do we procrastinate in the first place?

7. Brain Hates Change

8. Make Getting Started Easy

9. Chunking By Time

10. Chunking by Task

11. Use Weird Windows
You don’t have to be in the right mood to get started.

12. Prioritizing to Reduce Stress
Must Do
Should Do
Could Do

13. Using technology to help with focus

14. Be sure to disable iMessage on Macs.

16. Looking Ahead…
A day is too short
A month is too long
A week is just right

17. Use Weekends as Launching Point for the Week
Set up a reoccurring day/time. Discuss big tasks and extracurriculars.
“What do you have this week?”
“What could get in your way of getting it done?”

18. Powerful Questions Instead of “Do you have homework?”
Try “What are your priorities today?”
Helps kids that tend to procrastinate and those who are overly anxious.

19. Ask Powerful Questions
Instead of “Did you study for your science test?”
Try “What’s the first thing you might do to get ready for the science test?”
Instead of “You better start that history project!”
Try “What’s something small you can do to get started on the history project?”

20. Yes/No/Why Questions:
Powerful Questions:
Do you have homework?
What are your priorities today?
Did you study for that science test?
What’s the one thing you might do to study for your science test?
Are you ready for your big English exam?
On a scale of 1-10, how prepared do you feel for the English exam?
Why didn’t you study?
Going forward, what’s the one thing you might do differently?
Why didn’t you turn that in?
Did something get in your way of getting that assignment done?

21. Contact me at any time!
Ann Dolin, M.Ed.
Educational Connections Tutoring, Test Prep, and Executive Function Coaching