1. How Can I Manage My Time Better?

2. How Do You Spend Your Day??? school work, job, sports, clubs, hanging out with friends, watching tv, eating, sleeping, computer, video games, etc.

3. Does Your Day Look Something Like This?

4. Or more like this?

5. Or Does Yours Look More Like This???

6. Or Even Like This???

7. THREE KEYS TO TIME MANAGEMENT 1. Remembering 2. Setting Priorities 3. Motivation

8. REMEMBERING It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking, “I won’t forget that.” But the important thing is NOT just to remember it, but to remember it at the RIGHT TIME! It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking, “I won’t forget that.” But the important thing is NOT just to remember it, but to remember it at the RIGHT TIME! Your thoughts are valuable --- so WRITE THEM DOWN! Your thoughts are valuable --- so WRITE THEM DOWN! Use calendars and lists to help you keep organized and on-task. Use calendars and lists to help you keep organized and on-task.

9. SETTING PRIORITIES If you write down a list of things to do this evening, it probably contains way more things than you can actually accomplish. That’s fine! The list is valuable, and by looking it over you can choose the most important things and do them first. The rest can be transferred to other lists. If you write down a list of things to do this evening, it probably contains way more things than you can actually accomplish. That’s fine! The list is valuable, and by looking it over you can choose the most important things and do them first. The rest can be transferred to other lists. Some things are always more important than others, so it’s worthwhile taking a few minutes to read over the list and choose the most important to do first. Some things are always more important than others, so it’s worthwhile taking a few minutes to read over the list and choose the most important to do first. It’s good to have a pen handy all the time to write down ideas. It’s good to have a pen handy all the time to write down ideas.

10. MOTIVATION In the book “Feeling Good,” David Burns points out that it’s not necessary to “feel like” doing something in order to do it. You can just start. Usually, once you have started, you begin feeling more motivated to continue doing it. In the book “Feeling Good,” David Burns points out that it’s not necessary to “feel like” doing something in order to do it. You can just start. Usually, once you have started, you begin feeling more motivated to continue doing it. Sometimes when you “check-off” the completed tasks it makes you feel good and will give you more motivation to finish lots of things on the to-do list. Sometimes when you “check-off” the completed tasks it makes you feel good and will give you more motivation to finish lots of things on the to-do list. Plan rewards and celebrations for yourself, such as special snacks after getting certain things done. Just taking a few minutes to admire the finished work is an excellent reward. Smile and tell yourself that you have done a good job. Plan rewards and celebrations for yourself, such as special snacks after getting certain things done. Just taking a few minutes to admire the finished work is an excellent reward. Smile and tell yourself that you have done a good job.

11. MYTHS OF TIME MANAGEMENT

12. There’s too much to do; I can’t handle it all! It’s encouraging to hear that other people also have trouble with the little things in life. That means that it isn’t just that there are too many things for one person to handle: rather, it’s possible for me to organize my time in a way that it gets all done. It’s encouraging to hear that other people also have trouble with the little things in life. That means that it isn’t just that there are too many things for one person to handle: rather, it’s possible for me to organize my time in a way that it gets all done.

13. There’s plenty of time; I can do that later! Funny. This is exactly the opposite of myth #1. Yet both myths contribute to procrastinating. Rather than switch from one myth to the other, you need a consistent and realistic view of how much time you actually have and how long your tasks are going to take. Funny. This is exactly the opposite of myth #1. Yet both myths contribute to procrastinating. Rather than switch from one myth to the other, you need a consistent and realistic view of how much time you actually have and how long your tasks are going to take.

14. I’m busier right now than usual, so it makes sense to shift some tasks off to another time. A tricky one. Occasionally this is true. But usually you are about equally busy all of the time. It SEEMS that you are busy at any given moment because at that moment you are AWARE of things are impinging your time right then. A tricky one. Occasionally this is true. But usually you are about equally busy all of the time. It SEEMS that you are busy at any given moment because at that moment you are AWARE of things are impinging your time right then. You may think, “This is an unusually busy day because I have library books due.” It seems reasonable; You know you only have library books due on a small percentage of all days. But really, there are so many other days that are just as busy: dentist and doctor appointments, parties, holidays, athletic events, social gatherings, etc., etc., etc. You may think, “This is an unusually busy day because I have library books due.” It seems reasonable; You know you only have library books due on a small percentage of all days. But really, there are so many other days that are just as busy: dentist and doctor appointments, parties, holidays, athletic events, social gatherings, etc., etc., etc. You may also tend to think, “I’ll have plenty of time later.” But as of course in myth #2 - -- There isn’t! You may also tend to think, “I’ll have plenty of time later.” But as of course in myth #2 - -- There isn’t!

15. This little task is not important! You may think something like missing one homework assignment will not be important, but once you get into the habit of missing assignments they quickly add up and become something that is important to you and your eventual grade in a class. You may think something like missing one homework assignment will not be important, but once you get into the habit of missing assignments they quickly add up and become something that is important to you and your eventual grade in a class.