Time
Management is what we call life management. At college, students have a great
deal of free time, and how they use it can make the difference between a
student who struggles and one who succeeds. Also managing your time effectively
is never an easy task. As a student, you have many new responsibilities and
priorities, all of which compete for your time and attention. Since we
all get the same 24 hours, why is it that some people achieve so much more with
their time than others? The answer to this is good time management.
It's
important that you develop effective strategies
for managing your time to balance the conflicting demands of time for
study, leisure, earning money and job hunting.
Planning
is the key: As much as you hate to admit
it, making lists of things to do, taking the time to think and plan for the
next day, the next week, the next month, is critical in taking control of your
own time. Carry
a pen and paper or organiser wherever you go.
At the simplest level your reminder system could simply be to use your diary to
write down the things you need to do, including appointments and deadlines.
Setting Goals: Set yourself specific and clearly
defined goals, and make sure that these are realistic and achievable. To do this, you first need to examine
your present situation and assess what goals are important to you and what
action you need to take to achieve your target.
Prioritizing:
It's important to list the tasks you have and to sort these
in order of priority, and then to devote most time to the most important tasks.
This avoids the natural tendency to concentrate on the simple, easy tasks and
to allow too many interruptions to your work.
Avoiding procrastination: Procrastination
is one of the things that badly affect the productivity. It can result is
wasting essential time and energy. It should be avoided at all costs. It could
be a major problem in both your career and your personal life.
Don’t Try To
Multi-task: Most
of us feel that multitasking is an efficient way of getting things done but the
truth is that we do better when we focus and concentrate on one thing.
Multitasking hampers productivity and should be avoided to improve time
management skills.
Good time management requires an
important shift in focus from activities to results: being busy isn’t
the same as being effective. Better
time management can lead to improved concentration, better overall
organization, higher grades and, most importantly, it will reduce your level of
stress. By organizing your time more effectively, you will find the right
balance between your leisure, rest and study time. On top of that, you will
feel happier.
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Management
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