1. 06/12/04Ver. 2.31 Making the Most of Your Time COL 103 Chapter 2 Professor Jackie Kroening 864-646-1430 864-646-1425 (PSY office) www.lifetour.com

2. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 2 Time for Success You can not escape time If you ignore time it still moves forward “Who is in charge of your time?” YOU ARE

3. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 3 Learning Where Time is Going Time Log  A record of how you actually have spent your time including interruptions (Page 32) Record time for everything  Personal Care  Food  Classes  Studies  Work  Recreation  Other personal  Sleep  Others repare P

4. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 4 Black Holes What is eating up your time?  Long phone conversations  Watching that extra TV program  Staying up to late so you get up later in the morning then you should  Washing your car instead of studying

5. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 5 Set Priorities Tasks and activities you need and want to do ranked in order from most important to least important Identify priorities for an entire term What do you need to accomplish  Specific  Measurable

6. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 6 Identify Prime Time Know your body clock  Day person  Night person Difficult tasks in your prime time Easy tasks in you worst time

7. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 7 Mastering the Moment Organize yourself to take control of your time  Master calendar – shows all the weeks of the term on one page (include every week of the term and seven days per week)  Weekly timetable – days of the week across the top, hours on the left hand side  A daily to-do list – portable calendar that includes every day of the week O rganize

8. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 8 Master Calendar Course assignments and due dates Exam dates Writing assignments due dates Dates from personal life

9. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 9 Weekly Timetable Transfer dates from Master Calendar Pre-class session study times Exam study times (shorter periods rather then one long block of time) Writing paper time

10. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 10 Weekly 24-7 Planning Sheet

11. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 11 To-Do-List Now complete your daily to-do-list Complete your daily to-do-list a day ahead of time List all the things you need to do for the next day Do not schedule every single minute of the day. That is counterproductive

12. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 12 Things-To-Do-List My Goals for the Week academic goals: personal goals: my values: Things To Do List ___________ (today's date) Item priority completed ____________ ( ) ( )

13. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 13 Controlling Time Do not be hard on yourself, thing happen! Control you time  Just say no  Get away from it all. Go to the library  Enjoy the sounds of silence  Take control of your communications  Let your fingers do the walking  Expect the unexpected. W ork

14. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 14 Procrastination Break large tasks into small ones Start with the easiest and simple part of the tasks, then do the harder parts Work with others – study groups

15. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 15 Balance school and family Provide activities for children Make spending time with children a priority (quality time) Enlist your children’s help Use television appropriately Find the best child care that you can Accept that studying will be harder with kids around

16. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 16 Balance school and work Make to-do lists for work Study during slack time Ask about flextime Accept new responsibilities carefully Keep in mind why you are working

17. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 17 Checking Your Time Check your to-do lists to see if you are using your time correctly Check off is important – provides objective record of what you have done and when E valuate

18. 06/12/04 Ver. 2.3 18 Reflecting on style of Time Management At the end of each day  How did you accomplish your to-do and why  Why did you not accomplish your to-do and why Should you do less? Should you do more? R ethink