2. Time Management

3. Time Wasted is Time Lost
If you waste just 6 seconds each minute, every hour you would have wasted 6 minutes
That means, every single day, you would waste 2.5 hours
And, in one week, you would waste 17.5 hours
In one month, you would waste 73.5 hours (how many days is that?)

4. In one year, you would waste 882 hours (that’s more than a whole month
And, believe it or not, in an average lifetime (77 years) you would waste hours (that’s days = 7.5 years of your life!)

5. What Could You Do In That Time?
In the extra 7.5 years of your life, you could:
Earn almost two complete degrees
Make extra money
Go on 187 one week vacations
Take one hour naps
Make ten minute phone calls
Spend 14 million minutes on the internet!

6. What is Time Management?
It is the art of arranging, organizing, and scheduling one’s personal time to:
Gain time
Motivate yourself to be productive
Reduce anxiety

7. What Happens in a Typical Day?
Brainstorm (5 minutes)

8. Possible Answers Sleep Eat School Homework Hanging Out Watching TV
Talking on the phone
Travel (to and from places)
Part-Time Work
Personal Hygiene
Extra Curricular
Hobbies
Other

9. Time Management Strategies
Set goals and reasonable standards
Plan ahead
Make a weekly schedule to organize your time
Use your agenda book from GVC to write down important dates such as assignment due dates, test dates, and school events you will like to attend

10. Make a to-do list everyday and make sure to review it and change it as the day goes by
Avoid procrastinating
Think motivational thoughts
Commit yourself to completing a task and reward yourself when the task is done
Break large tasks into smaller parts
Eliminate distractions

11. Online Free Tools Homework Hub Calendar – Printable Calendar
Online Google Calendar
calendar.google.com