Time Management

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Time Management

• College Success

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Where does the time go?

•  Time is a finite commodity. How many hours in a
  week?
• 
  
  168
• What is the ideal number of hours we should get
  for sleep?
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  8 X 7 56 ? 112
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• How many credits is full-time?
• 12 credits equals 12 hours of class time a week .
  12? 100
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• On average, what is that ratio of study time to
  class time?
• You should study 2 hours for every hour spent in
  class (21).
• If youre taking 12 credits, how much time should
  you set aside for studying?
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  24 ? 76
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• Some of you work.
• If you have a part-time job - 20 hours a week
  20 ? 56
• full time job - 40 hours a
  week 40 ? 36
• That leaves 36 56 hours a week for parenting,
  meals, getting ready, commuting, hanging out with
  family and friends., working out, playing music

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Weekly Schedule

• A weekly schedule will help you
• have a realistic sense of the time you have
  available for different aspects of your life
• spend time on things that bring you closer to
  your goal
• have focused leisure time and focused work or
  study time without feeling guilty or distracted
• have more freedom and control over your time.
• reduce stress and procrastination
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Weekly Schedule
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
500
600-
700
800
900-
1000-
1100-
1200-
100-
200-
300
400-
500-
600
700
800
900-
1000-
1100-
1200-
Step One Write in the earliest time you start
your day
To the latest time you end your day
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• Step Two
• Add your fixed times - activities that stay the
  same from one week to the next.
• Classes
• Work hours if they stay the same.
• Family time
• Other routines

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
700 Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Family
800 breakfast travel Family
900 RD 90 RD90 RD 90 RD 90 RD 90 Frisbee Family
1000 WR95 WR95 WR95 WR 95 Church
1100 Church
1200 Math Math Math Math Family
100 Lunch Work Study Work Study Work on class
200 project
300
400
500 Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family
600 Frisbee Frisbee
700 Weekly Meeting
800
900
1000
1100 Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
Regular family time
Classes
Other routines
Work If they are the same each week
Regular family time
Other routines
Have a non-routine work schedule? Duplicate the
schedule for each week of the quarter.
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Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
700 Family
800 breakfast Family
900 RD 90 RD90 RD 90 RD90 RD 90 Frisbee Family
1000 WR 95 WR95 WR 95 WR 95 Church
1100 Church
1200 Math Math Math Math Family
100 Lunch Work Study Lunch Work Study Lunch Work on class
200 project
300
400
500 Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family
600 Frisbee Frisbee
700 Weekly Meeting Review
800
900
1000
1100 Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep

• Step Three
• Shade the time blocks you have available for
  study.

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Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
700 WR95 Study WR95 Study WR95 Study WR95 Study WR95 Study Family
800 breakfast Family
900 RD 90 RD90 RD 90 RD90 RD 90 Frisbee Family
1000 WR 95 WR95 WR 95 WR95 Study WR 95 Church
1100 Math Study MathStudy Math Study Math Study Math Study Church
1200 Math Math Math Math Study Math Family
100 Lunch Work Study LUNCH Work Study LUNCH Work on class
200 MathStudy WR95Study Math Study project
300 WR95 Study RD90 Study WR95 Study
400 RD90 Study RD90 Study RD90 Study RD90 Study RD90 Study
500 Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family
600 RD90 Study Frisbee RD90 Study Frisbee RD90 Study Math Study/Review
700 Weekly Meeting RD90 Review
800
900
1000
1100 Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep

• Step Four
• Add work hours
• (if they are non-routine)
• Add your study times(Remember the 21 study
  ratio.)

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Time Management Guidelines, Support, and Forms
are available in the College Skills Zone