Time management is essential for success in college and career. There are several keys to effective time management, including self-knowledge, goal setting, scheduling, and avoiding time wasters like excessive television and procrastination. Some specific time management strategies include using a daily planner, creating to-do lists, prioritizing tasks, chunking large projects, and utilizing small windows of time productively. Proper time management can increase productivity, reduce stress and anxiety, and allow students to gain more enjoyment from life.

1. Time ManagementBrought to you by your Student Success Mentors:David BeerSean FitzgibbonDebra O’Shaughnessy

2. Time Management Having good personal time management skills are essential for a happy, successful career. Good use of time: increases productivity reduces tension  increases success  promotes better health  ensures more enjoyment in life

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5. Advantages of Time Management Gain Time

6. Motivates and initiates

7. Reduces Avoidance Promotes Review Eliminates Cramming Reduces Anxiety

8. Keys to SuccessfulTime ManagementSelf-knowledge: How do you really use your time? Being aware of time wasters and avoiding themGoal setting: Making a conscious effort to change and improve use of time.Scheduling: Developing a schedule that works for you and that is flexible.

9. Time WastersBe aware of your time wasters! They could be:television (the average student spends 25 hours watching television per week)daydreaming

10. excessive socializing – in person, on the telephone or chatting on MSNexcessive sleeping

11. surfing the net

12. waiting for the “study urge” – students typically wait for the urge or until they have a large block of time

13. procrastination – the biggest enemy of productivityTime Management Toolsdaily or weekly planner  wall calendar  to do lists  clock, watch, timer  highlighters  other

14. How Hard Will it Be?Time management strategies are for the most part fairly simple. You need to have: basic attitude the skills to do itsupport from others in your life  persistence

15. Time Management Strategy No. 1 Use a day planner: use a highlighter to colour code information  block off your time for: classes and labs, study time and tests, work, free time, fun time always carry your day planner to instantly record important dates and times to avoid scheduling conflicts

16. Time Management Strategy No. 2 Create daily “to do” lists: get the information out of cluttered head and onto paper carry your lists at all times  cross things off – it is very satisfying and motivating  prioritize your list and colour code it

17. Time Management Strategy No. 3 Use a three-level system: focus on the day, the week and the month  by looking ahead, you can anticipate and plan to schedule better use of your time  plan your day each morning or the night before and set priorities  look at your semester as a whole

18. Time Management Strategy No. 4 Use a clock or timer: monitor the amount of time you spend on certain tasks  set aside blocks of time for certain projects  schedule frequent breaks and use the time to avoid becoming distracted

19. Time Management Strategy No. 5Prioritize your tasks: concentrate on the important tasks first or the ones that will take more time  save the easy and/or repetitive tasks for last  analyze what needs to be done – set realistic goals  ask yourself frequently “What is the best use of my time NOW?”

20. Time Management Strategy No. 6 Take one important deadline and chunk it into smaller deadlines: useful for projects and assignments with deadlines in the far future  work backward from the deadline to create your own self-imposed deadlines  short study periods are much more effective than cramming