Time Management

 

 
OK, you got me. Time is fixed and we can’t manufacture it. We can only manage ourselves and what we do with the time we have.

“Time management is one of those skills no one teaches you in school but you have to learn. It doesn't matter how smart you are if you can't organize information well enough to take it in. And it doesn't matter how skilled you are if procrastination keeps you from getting your work done”.
 

The first step to get a handle on your time usage was the Time Survey. This gave you a gross overview of how your time would be used ideally.

The second step is to make a daily log of how you actually spend your time.

Are you wasting time that you had not realized; games, surfing the net, day dreaming etc.?

At the end of every hour jot yourself a quick note about how you actually spent your time for that hour; one sentence or less should be OK.

Time management is actually changing your behaviors, not changing time. A good place to start is by eliminating your personal time-wasters once you have identified them. You are IE’s (so you not only set goals but you track and quantify your progress) so track them over time to see whether or not you're accomplishing your goals.

Prioritize ruthlessly with extreme prejudice. Start each day with a review of your planner noting due-dates of homework, projects, papers, presentations, quizzes, and tests prioritizing the tasks for that day.