This document discusses time management techniques including time quadrants and to-do lists. It divides time into four quadrants: urgent and important tasks, important but not urgent tasks, urgent but not important tasks, and neither urgent nor important tasks. The key is to focus on important but not urgent tasks like planning, relationships, and self-care. Some tips to avoid procrastination include setting realistic goals, breaking large tasks into smaller ones, and scheduling time for yourself. Effectively managing your time requires focusing on quadrant II activities and limiting time spent on less important tasks.

1. Time ManagementTime Management

2. Time QuadrantsTime Quadrants
• Assignment due
tomorrow
• Homework
• School Work
• Pressing problems
• Crisis
• Assignment due soon
• Planning
• Building relationships
• Exercise
• Leisure activities
• Interruptions
• Some Calls
• Some text messages
• Email
• Some Meetings
• Popular activities
• Busy work
• Junk mail
• Some phone calls
• Some text messages
• Trivia
• Time wasters

3. To-do ListsTo-do Lists

4. Time Quadrants &Time Quadrants &
To-do ListsTo-do Lists

5. Ways to AvoidWays to Avoid
ProcrastinationProcrastination
• Set realistic goals
• Just start
• Do school work when your energy level is at its highest
• Break large tasks into smaller ones
• Work for realistic periods of time
• Avoid study marathons (like all-nighters)
• Create an effective place to do your school work
• Allow extra time for unexpected things
• Schedule time for yourself
• Do the most difficult tasks first (eat your veggies before
dessert)
• Reward yourself when you have finished tasks

6. Quadrant II is the KeyQuadrant II is the Key
• You have little control over quadrant I, but
full control of the other three.
• Eliminate or limit the activities in quadrants
III and IV
• Focus on quadrant II

7. With Your Table GroupWith Your Table Group
• Share out activities from your lives that
occupy each time quadrant
• List 5-8 activities in each quadrant on a
poster (as seen below)
• Be prepared to share
your group’s poster with
the class

8. On Your OwnOn Your Own