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This document provides tips and questions for students to effectively manage their time and stay organized. It addresses planning time for academics, extracurriculars, sleep, and free time. Some key tips include spreading out assignments over multiple days, studying between classes and in the early evening, planning regular breaks, and continuing to study on weekends. Reflecting on time management helps students identify areas to improve their scheduling and prioritization of tasks.

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Time Management Presentation

This document provides tips and questions for students to effectively manage their time and stay organized. It addresses planning time for academics, extracurriculars, sleep, and free time. Some key tips include spreading out assignments over multiple days, studying between classes and in the early evening, planning regular breaks, and continuing to study on weekends. Reflecting on time management helps students identify areas to improve their scheduling and prioritization of tasks.

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An Overview

Pre – I.B. Course


JUNE 2010
TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

Students who are pressed for time are often too busy to assess
how they are managing it. Some feel that it will take too long
develop a plan—planning time may seem better spent on
assignments, studying, or catching up on lost sleep. There is
also a misconception that time management means
documenting your time rigidly and following a robotic routine.
Although managing your time does require discipline and an
initial investment, it is time well-spent. When you have
developed this skill, you will exercise it easily and complete
your work more efficiently. A good schedule allows for
flexibility and variation—a system which is too regimented can
be as problematic as no system at all. You will find the ability to
organize yourself translates into managing projects and other
responsibilities well too.

Time is a limited resource. How are you using yours?


When planning your academic time ask yourself...

How are you doing academically? Are you happy with your
progress or do you feel you need to put more time into your work?
Do you need more time for studying, assignments or both?

Which subjects are more challenging for you and require more of
your time? Would it be helpful to attend a tutoring session or join
a study group?

Are you able to complete assignments on time? Do you have to


stay up very late the night before an assignment is due to finish?
How often do you find yourself procrastinating on assignments?
Do you need to work on using the academic time you have more
effectively?

Do you currently use weekend time to study and do assignments?

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of work you


have to do?

Do you usually study more than 2 days in advance of an exam?


Are you able to prepare adequately for tests?
When planning your extracurricular time ask yourself...

Which of your extracurricular activities is most important to


you? Why?

Which of these activities help you to relax? Which help you to


relieve or work off stress?

Does your enthusiasm sometimes lead you to overcorrecting to


activities, clubs, sports, etc.?
Have your extracurricular commitments ever adversely affected
your academics? Are they adversely affecting your academics
now?
Which do you enjoy more: well-structured activities with
meeting times and established goals or independent activities
that you pursue at your own pace?
Which of your extracurricular activities could you pursue in
other ways? For instance, instead of being on the track team,
you could go running regularly on your own or with friends?
This would be much a much more flexible task to schedule.
When planning for sleep time ask yourself...

How many hours of sleep per night is ideal for you? How many
hours of sleep do you need to wake up feeling rested and
refreshed, but not groggy?

Between which hours of the day are you most comfortable


sleeping?

Do you feel that you get enough sleep now?

When you run short of time on assignments, do you sacrifice


sleep to make up the balance?
Do you often feel tired or lethargic in class, especially in the
morning?

Do you sometimes have difficulty concentrating in class and/or


have headaches due to fatigue?

Do you occasionally fall asleep in class?

Do you often wish for (or take) a nap during the day?

Are you able to get out of bed when the alarm clock rings the
first time?
When planning for free time ask yourself...

Which of your free time activities are most important to you? Which
could you give up if you wanted or needed to spend time on other
things?

Which of these activities help you to relax? Which help you to relieve
or work off stress?

Do you occasionally find yourself procrastinating by overindulging in


one of these activities? Do you need to be more disciplined about
limiting these activities?

Is there something that you would really like to do or try, but you
never seem to have the time? Could you fit it in by re-prioritizing your
other tasks?
Here are some tips to help you plan your study time.

It Is Most Effective to Study After Lecture and Before Recitation.


Studying after a lecture helps to solidify new information, and
reviewing before recitation prepares you to address weak areas with
the TA. Always makes use of the time between your classes.

Plan to Study During Your Best Hours, Which Is Usually


Daytime. Get as much done as possible between classes and in the
early evening. Late evening and into the night you will be more prone
to distractions, restless and eager for a break- even if you haven't been
particularly productive. Occasionally a difficult assignment might
keep you busy past midnight, but this should be the exception to the
rule (and an indication than you need to plan better in the future).
Spread Your Assignments Out Over Several Days. Working
on the same task for an extended period is draining, especially
when you are having difficulty making progress. Plan to work
on the assignment steadily (perhaps 2-3 hours every other day)
until it is due. This will give you time to work through difficult
areas and seek help from the TA or a tutor if you become stuck.
It will also give you some much needed variety.
Plan Regular Breaks Into Your Schedule. The white space
(your free time) is well scattered. When will you have a break?
Lunch and dinner are two guaranteed breaks of good length,
use them to relax and unwind. Strategically add several regular
breaks to your schedule, just a half hour here and there. Never
work through them. You need to give your mind an occasional
rest in order to stay alert and productive, plus they will be
something to look forward to.

Study On the Weekends. It is nearly impossible to do all of


your work on weekdays only, so don't try. Spread your work out
evenly, leaving a lighter load for yourself on the weekend, but
still continuing to make progress on assignments and reading.

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