1. The document discusses key concepts of time management, including identifying obstacles to effective time management. It provides tips for prioritizing tasks, avoiding distractions, setting goals, and making the most of one's time. 2. Specific tips include setting clear priorities, learning to say no, taking time to plan, reducing meeting time, getting started on important tasks immediately, and examining one's schedule realistically. 3. Effective time management requires writing things down, prioritizing lists, planning weekly schedules, capturing thoughts in notebooks, and saying no to low priority requests.

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MEP Teacher
Hussein

2.  When you have completed this module you will
be able to define the key concepts associated
with Time Management and you will be able to:
 Identify the main obstacles to effective
Time Management in your daily role to be
successful
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3. Remember that time is
money
Advice to a young
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4. The predictable control an
individual can exercise over a
series of events.
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5. . The Present
Yesterday is History
Tomorrow’s a Mystery
But Today is a Gift
That’s Why They Call it
The Present

6.  Time must be
managed, just
like money
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7.  Time management
entails more than
keeping a calendar,
however. It is requires
identifying your
obligations, carefully
considering their
importance, and
making choices about
how to use your time.
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8.  Spend every
second in an
efficient and
productive way
 If you fail to use
the day’s
deposits, the loss
is yours.
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9.  Time is the most precious thing we have
 Time is ultimately the most valuable
resource
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10.  Talking with friends
 Talking on telephone
 Daydreaming
 Watching television
 Sleeping
 Listening to music
 Drop-in visitors
 Reading (other than
assignments)
 Playing sports, games, or
hobbies
 Doing household chores
 Partying and goofing around
 Snacking and eating
 Hanging out
 Procrastinating or worrying
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11.  Your ability to set clear and accurate
priorities on your time determines the
entire quality of your life. To achieve
great things, you must always be
concentrating on the small number of
activities that contribute the greatest
value to your life and your work.
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12.  RANK
 Class attendance
 Relaxation
 Time with family
 Exercise
 Required reading
 Hobbies or
entertainment
 Studying
 Religious activities
 Non-required reading
 Sleeping
 Other:
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13. Beware of Distractions
 Talking
 Daydreaming
 Worrying
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14.  Take Charge of Your
Lecture classes
 Concentrate and
Focus on the
Material
 Listen Critically
 Connect and
Capture Key Ideas
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15.  Outline Method
 The Cornell Method
 Paragraph
(Summarizing)
Method
 Fishbone Diagram
(Listing) Method
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16.  Phones and
Pagers
 Visitors
 Meetings
 “Fatigue
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17.  Why am I doing this?
 What is the goal?
 Why will I succeed?
 What happens if I chose not to do it?
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18.  Every minute spent in
planning saves ten
minutes
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19. • Set goals
• Prioritize
• Organize
• Learn when to say
“NO”
• Use your waiting
time
• Concentrate on the
task at hand
• Consider your
personal prime time
• Celebrate success
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20.  You don’t find time
for important
things, you make it
 Everything you do
is an opportunity
cost
 Learn to say “No”
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21.  Get Started Immediately On
Important Tasks.
 Reduce Meeting Time.
 Take Time To Plan.
 Learn To Say “No.”
 Remember That Now Is The Time To
Put It All Together.
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22.  Select a planner that you
will be likely to carry with
you.
 At the beginning of each
semester, record test dates,
project due dates etc from
all of your syllabi for your
classes.
 Use pencil because
schedules change
 Keep your planner handy
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23.  Examine your
schedule.
 Be realistic about
what you can
accomplish.
 Don’t try to juggle
too many things.
 Don’t set yourself
up for failure.

24.  For every hour you are in class, you
should study at least two hours
=
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25.  Write things down.
› Don’t rely on memory
 Prioritize your list
 Plan your week.
› Spend some time at the beginning of each
week to plan your schedule.
 Carry a notebook.
› Write down those great ideas and brilliant
insights (capture your thoughts).
 Learn to say no.
› Say no to low priority requests.
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26.  Everything changes
 never stop
exploring
 and never stop
learning
 and you will change
the world
 Everything happens
faster than you
think.
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