Time Management

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Time Management
Presented by Riverside City College
Counseling Department
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TIME MANAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE

• 1. Do you ever get the feeling that there arent
  enough hours in the day?
• A. No
• B. Occasionally
• C. All the time
• 2. How often are you right on time for things?
• A. Always
• B. Half the time
• C. Practically Never
• 3. Describe your week so far
• A. Productive
• B. Fairly productive
• C. A disaster

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What are your priorities?

• If you fail to planyou plan to fail!!
• Everyone is busy there is no way to do
  everything. You need to identify what is most
  important to you.
• Take a minute to think about what is important to
  you now and later in life what will benefit you
  the most?
• Write down your top 3 priorities.
• YOUR EDUCATION BETTER BE IN
• YOUR TOP THREE!!

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Where does all the time go?

• We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Have you
  ever wondered how some people manage to get so
  many things done in a short amount of time?
• Think about where does your time go and complete
  the handout
• WHERE DOES ALL THE TIME GO?

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Identify your smart hours

• Most of us are smarter at certain times of the
  day or night than we are at others. You are
  smarter when
• You can read longer without falling asleep.
• Ideas come to you more quickly when you are
  writing or thinking.
• You are better at communicating your thoughts
• EARLY MORNINGMIDMORNINGNOONEVENING?
• KNOW WHEN YOU ARE SMARTEST AND STUDY THEN!!!

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Discovering Peaks and Slumps Smart Hours

• Complete the handout
• Discovering Peaks and Slumps.
• Now that you know your smart hours peaks and
  your slump hours use that information to guide
  your study time selection.
• When you choose to study is very important!

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How to Plan Your Time

• Complete the handout
• Weekly Time Management Schedule
• 1. SCHEDULE FIXED BLOCKS OF TIME FIRST
• Start with class time and work time, these times
  are usually determine in advance. Other
  activities must be schedule around them.
• Then schedule essential daily activities
  (sleeping/ eating). Be realistic about how much
  time you take for these functions.

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How to Plan Your Time

• 2. INCLUDE TIME FOR ERRANDS
• The time we spend buying thing, paying bills and
  doing laundry is easy to over look. These little
  errands can destroy a tight schedule.
• Plan for them and allow the travel time.
• 3. SCHEDULE TIME FOR FUN
• Fun is important. It takes time to digest new
  ideas and new challenges. Recreation deserves a
  place in your priorities.

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How to Plan Your Time

• 4. SET REALISTIC GOALS
• Dont set yourself up for failure. There are
  only 168 hours in a week. If you schedule for
  169 hours, you have already lost.
  (Handout Where
  does all the time go?)
• 5. ALLOW FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR SCHEDULE
• Leave holes in your schedule. Unexpected things
  will happen. Think about setting time aside each
  week for them. You can use it for emergencies,
  spontaneous activities, catching up, or new
  opportunities.
• COMPLETE THE TIME MANAGEMENT CHECKLIST

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How to Plan Your Time

• 6. STUDY 2 HOURS FOR EVERY 1 HOUR IN CLASS
• Three hours for science. Engineering students may
  want to allow more study time for some subjects.
  Look at the time not just the quantity.

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How to Plan Your Time

• 7. AVOID SCHEDULING MARATHON STUDY SESSIONS
• Whenever possible study in shorter sessions.
• Three 3-hour sessions are usually far more
  productive than a 9 or 10 hour session.
• When you do study in long sessions, stop and rest
  for a few minutes every hour.
• Study several subjects and avoid studying similar
  subjects back to back.

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How to Plan Your Time

• 8. SET CLEAR STARTING AND STOPPING TIMES
• Tasks expand to fill the time we allot for them.
• Plan a certain amount of time and stick to it.
• The goal here is to push ourselves a little and
  discover what our time requirements really are.
• 9. PLAN FOR THE UNPLANNED
• The best plans can be shot by the unexpected.
  Cars break down, you get sick, you must work more
  hour, etc.
• It pays to have a back-up plan. Thinking about
  this now can save you hours in the future.

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Time Management

• The ABCs of goal achievement- Plan and
  Prioritize
• 1. My To Do list for today
• 2. Prioritize using ABCs
• (A) Must do- Items with a high value or of all
  of the items listed it will help you with your
  goal the most, will give you 80 of your desired
  success.
• (B) Medium value, you may need to do
  but not now.
• (C) Low value, may give your 20 of your goal.
• 3. Ask Will this give me 80 or 20 of my
  goal? Will it help me achieve my long term goal?

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Time Management

• Effective Time Management Strategies
• Semester Calendar
• Weekly Study Schedule
• Prioritized To Do List
• As are 80 technique and 20 brains!

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Develop Follow
A Study Schedule

• You know what is important to you - review your
  priorities! You have identified your smartest
  times of the day or night, complete a study
  schedule that works best for you!
• You have got to allow for two hours of study time
  for every hour in class! That has to be a
  priority if college is a priority to you now and
  for your future!
• THE WAY YOU USE TIME OR WASTE TIME
  IS A MATTER OF HABIT!

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HANDOUTS
The following handouts are to be used with this
presentation
Discovering Peaks and Slumps
Where does all the time go?
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HANDOUTS
The following handouts are to be used with this
presentation
Time Management Checklist
Weekly Time Management Schedule
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Time Management
PLAN YOUR TIME WISELY!! THANK YOU!