1. The Six-Step Program for Improving Your Time Management Step 1: “Why am I in college?” Step 2: “What are my plans?” Step 3: “What are my actions?” Step 4: “What is my master timetable?” Step 5: “What is my weekly timetable?” Step 6: “What is on the To-Do list today?”

2. CONSIDE HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME Sleeping Showering, dressing, grooming Meals, family responsibilities Commuting, travel time, errands Classes and work Television Studying

3. SCHEDULE STUDY SESSIONS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Make study times during your best time of day Don’t schedule overly long sessions Allow for 5- to 10-minute study breaks Reward yourself when you’re done studying

4. FIGHT DISTRACTIONS! Establish a couple of places where all you do is Establish a good study environment Fight electronic distractions Avoid “multitasking” Fight telephone distractions

5. FIGHT DISTRACTIONS! Fight people distractions Fight boring assignments with short concentrations of effort Fight long assignments by breaking them into smaller tasks Fight difficult tasks by tackling them first and making sure you understand them FIGHT PROCRASTINATION & OTHER NEGATIVE REACTIONS!

6. The Really Big Time Wasters TELEVISION WATCHING PARTYING INTERNET ADDICTION THE COMMUTER RAT RACE WORKING TOO MANY HOURS WHILE GOING TO COLLEGE.

7. Giving Yourself the Extra Edge: Developing Staying Power in Your Studying ALWAYS CARRY SOME SCHOOLWORK & USE WAITING TIME USE YOUR SPARE TIME FOR THINKING JOIN A STUDY GROUP MAKE TAPES OF LECTURES & LISTEN TO THEM REVIEW NOTES ON A LAPTOP COMPUTER