The document discusses time management techniques for college students. It recommends preparing by creating a time log to identify how time is spent. It suggests organizing with a master calendar, weekly schedule, and to-do lists. For working effectively, it advises following schedules, controlling communications, and balancing priorities. The document also provides tips for evaluating accomplishments, rethinking time management approaches, and considering long-term goals when planning time use. Key aspects of the time management approach discussed are to prepare, organize, work, evaluate, and rethink one's approach in the P.O.W.E.R. plan.

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Chapter 2
Making the Most of
Your Time

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Ever heard the saying,
STOP-Take time to smell the roses?
Where does your time
go each day?
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Time for Success
 PPreparerepare:: Learning Where Time is GoingLearning Where Time is Going
 OOrganizerganize:: MasteringMastering the Momentthe Moment
 WWorkork:: ControllingControlling TimeTime
 EEvaluatevaluate:: CheckingChecking Your TimeYour Time
 RRethinkethink:: ReflectingReflecting on your Personalon your Personal
Style of Time ManagementStyle of Time Management

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Time Style
How can you make informed choices
about how to use your time?

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Time Goes On
 Internal Clock
 Time management permits us to make
informed choices as to how to use our
time.
 First step in management time
 How do you manage your time now?

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Prepare
 Create a time log
 Record of how you spend your time
 Increments of 15 minutes
 Document either 1 day or 1 week
 Identify your Prime Time
 Identify the Black Holes
 Setting Priorities

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Organize
 Keep a master calendar
 Weekly timetable
 Daily to-do list

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Work
 Mark items off your schedule in order to provide
you with quality time
 Get away from it all when necessary
 Enjoy the sound of silence
 Control your communications - take an “e-break”
 Expect unexpected interruptions
 Do not procrastinate
 Balance school and family

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Time Killer-Procrastination
Turn to Try It #5 in Chapter 2
 circle the number that best applies for
each question

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Balance Your Time With Children
 If you have children, provide them with
activities so you can have free time
 Schedule quality time with your children
 Allow your children to help
 Invite a playmate to visit
 Use television appropriately

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Balance Your Time With Children
 Find quality babysitters
 Use nap time to catch up
 Accept that study time may be more
difficult with children

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Balancing Time with Work
 Make to-do lists for on-the-job tasks
 Study during slack time at work
(if allowed)
 Use lunch hour effectively
 Ask employer about flextime
 Accept new responsibilities carefully
 Keep in mind why you are working

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Evaluate
 Did you accomplish your tasks?
 Why or why not?

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Rethink
 Should you decide an alternative way
to manage your time?
 Do you have too much time on your
hands?
 Do you need to do less by canceling
tasks that are not a priority?
 Reassess your priorities

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Take a Long-Term View of Time
To reach your long-term goals for a career, consider the
steps needed to prepare for the career.
What courses do you need in college?
What work experience would be beneficial?
What organizations should you join?

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Discussion
 How can you manage your time more
effectively?
 How do you deal with distractions?
 How do you balance competing
priorities?

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PREPARE
ORGANIZE
WORK
EVALUATE
RETHINK
Learn where time is going
Use a master calendar, weekly
timetable, and daily to-do list
Follow the schedules
you’ve put together
Keep track of your short-term
and long-term accomplishments
Reflect on your personal
style of time management
P.O.W.E.R. Plan

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Resources for Time
Management
The Seven Habits of Highly Successful
People by Stephen Covey (Fireside, 1990)
Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop
Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less
Time by Alan Axelrod and Brian Tracy
(Berrett-Kohler, 2002)

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