class presentation

2. Time management is the act or practice of
managing and supervising time.

3.  In order toseek improvements,you first needtoobserve your
current habits.
 Takea fewminutesand writedown how manyhours a weekyou
spendon thefollowingactivities.

4.  Attending Class
 Working(internship, RA,outside job)
 Sleeping
 Personal care
 Traveling (to and from class) weekday
 Traveling weekend
 Studying
 Eating
 Watching TV
 Cleaning apartment/room, doing laundry
 Caring for family
 Exercise
 Attending athletic practice or games
 Surfingthe net(facebook), videogames, etc
 Leisureactivities (reading, talkingon thephone,
etc)
 Other (social)
 Now…
 Add up allof your
activity hours for the
week.
 What is your total?

5.  Guess what…
There are only 168 hours a week.
 On whatactivitiesdidyou spend themostamountoftime?
 On whatactivitiesdidyou spend theleastamountoftime?
 To whatactivitieswouldyou liketodevote moretime?
 Are you satisfiedwiththe way you spendyour time?
 Whatchanges wouldyou liketomake?

6. To save time
To reducestress
To functioneffectively
To increase our work output
To have more control onour lives

7.  EffectivePlanning
 Settinggoalsand objectives
 Settingdeadlines
 Delegationof responsibilities
 Prioritizingactivities asper their importance
 Spendingthe right time onthe right activity

8.  Perseverance
 Share tasksor problems with others
 Avoid procrastination
 Use a time log
 Take regular breaks
 Create habits
 Prioritise
 Avoid distractions & interruptions to your work.
 Action planning
 Keep a to-do list
 Review your progress

9. What wouldyou liketo change about your current
time management?
Forexample, would you like to devote more time to studying?
The first step is to makea concrete goal.
Better yet, makesure your goal is S.M.A.R.T.

10. S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R =Realistic
T = Tangible

11.  Nowthat you have a goal in mind, howcan you find more time to accomplish it?
Eliminate those time thieves!
 Example of time thieves include:
› Procrastination
› External Distractions
› Internal Distractions
› Overscheduling
› Poororganization

12. 1. Identifywhat stealsyour time.
2. Organize a planand a “to do” list…
3. Spend 15 minutes to clean and organize your room
and orstudy space.
4 .Starton your to-do list.
5. Say“NO” to interruptions.
6. Make this a routine!

13.  Findwaystobuilddiscipline
 Findappropriatetimestomulti-task
 Study throughout theday!