Title: Time Management: Making the Most of Your Time
1Time Management Making the Most of Your Time
- Created by
- Angela S. Shores, M.A., LPC-BE
- Interim Director of Academic Advising
- Meredith College
2Module Instructions
- You are encouraged to write down the answers to
the questions you see throughout the workshop. - Complete the included inventories and
assessments. - Contact our office to schedule an appointment if
you need to discuss anything further with a staff
member.
3Objectives
- To define why time management is important
- To define what time management is and involves
- To identify what makes time management difficult
- To identify useful strategies for managing your
time
4Why is Time Management Important?
- Why is it important to you to manage or have
control over your time? What do you hope to
accomplish by managing your time? In what
situations or areas of your life is it important
to be able to manage your time? -
5Importance of Time Management
- Time management is important to different
individuals for different reasons. - Make sure you have time for all your important
activities - Give structure to your days and weeks
- Assist in setting goals
- Assist in planning for the semester
- Assist in determining priorities
6What is Time Management?
- Awareness of your time
- Awareness of your time wasters
- Use of priorities
- Self-management or the management of your
personal resources - Goal setting achievement
- Planning
7Personal Time Management
- Time management is different for everyone.
- How do you define time management?
- If you are managing your time well, what does
that look like for you? What does that mean? - What skills are required for you to manage your
time well?
8What makes time management difficult?
- Managing our time is not always easy.
- There are a variety of things that make
- time management difficult. Below are
- some of the things that often make it
- challenging for us to manage our time.
- Review the following list of common time
- wasters and identify which ones are
- challenges for you.
9Time Wasters
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Burnout
- Procrastination
- Perfectionism
- Lack of planning
- Unexpected events (such as phone calls or drop-in
visitors)
10Additional Time Wasters
- Depression
- Being unorganized
- Working against your natural tendencies
- Bad habits
- Email or IM
- Loosing track of time
- Television
- Ineffective studying (have to repeat what you
studied or re-read material)
11Lets get personal
- Take a few moments to complete the following
assessments - Self-Evaluation of Time Management
- My Time Wasters
- What did you learn about the way you manage your
time? - What did you learn about your time wasters?
12Take a 10 minute break
Study Tip Take a short break each hour to
refresh your mind and body. Youll do
better. Set an alarm clock or timer and come
back!
exit
13Knowing is Half the Battle
- Understanding what time management
- is and what your time management
- strengths and challenges are can
- assist you in determining what
- strategies will be most useful as you
- develop your time management skills.
- The following slides offer some time
- management tips and strategies that
- you may find useful.
14Strategies Define your values and determine
your priorities.
- Knowing what is important to you (what
- you value) and what your priorities are
- allows you to put those things first as
- you schedule your time, therefore
- guiding the way you manage your time.
15Values
- Complete the attached Values Assessment to
identify your values.
16Priorities
- Prioritizing, or determining your priorities, is
a process of deciding which of several options or
tasks is most important. - Prioritizing involves deciding that Activity A is
more important than Activity B. - Priorities change over time.
- Priorities are influenced by your values and your
goals. - Your priorities may not be the same as important
others (family or friends) in your life.
17Guiding questions for determining priorities
- What are the costs vs. the benefits of doing this
activity? - How well does this activity fit into my goals?
- Does this activity have a deadline for
completion? - How much do I enjoy doing this activity?
- Have I promised or agreed to do this activity?
- What needs of mine will be satisfied by doing
this activity? - How much time does this activity require?
18Determining Your Priorities
- Priority activities can include studying,
attending class, worship, meditation, exercising,
spending one day a week with family, or other
activities important to you. - With this in mind, take a few minutes and write
down your answers to the questions on the
previous slide. - What are your priorities?
19Strategies Set goals make action plans
- Use the system SMART when setting your goals
- S Specific
- M Measurable
- A Action-oriented
- R Realistic or Reasonable
- T Time Phased
- It is okay, and often helpful, to re-evaluate
your goals periodically and change or update them
or re-set them
20- Action plans are step by step plans of how you
are going to accomplish your goal what are you
going to do to reach your goal - Action plans allow you to break the goal down
into smaller, more manageable portions and give
you the chance to make and record progress
towards your goals
21Your Turn
- Using the Course Goal Setting Worksheet, create
goals for yourself for each class you have this
semester. - Additional resources for goal setting can be
helpful to you also.
22Additional Strategies for Time Management
- Use a system that works for you
- Learn to say no
- Plan to do the biggest projects during your most
energized times - Be proactive not reactive
23More Strategies Tips
- Tackle the big projects first, even if it is step
by step (dont get lost in the little things) - Use an A-B-C system to plan your day
- Handle papers only once
- Make use of waiting time
- Make want to do lists not have to do lists
(have to do lists can often cause pressure and
lead to guilt if items are left undone)
24Strategies Tips continued
- Focus on one thing at a time
- Assess the BIG PICTURE whats most important
overall - Get stayed organized
- Set time limits and mini-deadlines
- Practice positive self-talk
- Know your learning style use study techniques
that fit that style
25References
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(1996). How Do You Cope? (self-inventory).
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