Effective time management tips
- 1. Effective Time Management Tips Created by: Samuel E. Dunham
- 2. What is Effective Time Management? • According to fluent-time-management.com: • Time management is the act of taking conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities. • You exercise time management to increase productivity, effectiveness and efficiency. • You practice skills and use tools and techniques to aid you when accomplishing tasks, projects or are working toward goals and deadlines.
- 3. Characteristics of Effective Time Management • According to Dunn (n.d.) • Evaluation – how are you spending your time • Planning/Prioritization – determine what the most important responsibilities • Eliminate Time Thieves – remove distractions • Delegation – delegate tasks that can effectively be done by others • Saying “No” – decline tasks and responsibilities that do not align with your goals • Resting/Replenishing – know how and when to take breaks (Yes, they are needed)
- 4. Priority Examples • Major priorities for you as a college student: • Attending class • Studying • Doing Homework • Work and its responsibilities (if applicable) • Eating (as needed) • Sleeping (but not all day!!!) • Others may fall under this category for you
- 5. Priority Examples • Intermediate priorities for you as a college student: • Student Organization Responsibilities • Volunteering • Exercising • Breaks (periodically, not all day) • Others may fall under this category for you
- 6. Priority Examples • Minor priorities for you as a college student: • Partying • Video Games • Hanging out with Friends • Others may fall under this category for you
- 7. Barriers to Effective Time Management • Phone • Video Games • Friends • Bed • Your room (for some) • Etc.
- 10. S - Specific • Answer these questions: • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • Why?
- 11. M - Measurable • How do you measure success? • Is it based on: • Time? • Performance? • Other Outcomes?
- 12. A - Attainable • Are the plans realistic • Can they be accomplished under the conditions you operate under? • Are your goals beyond your reach? • Is the goal too easy? • Is the goal too difficult?
- 13. R - Relevant • How do my plans help me achieve my goals? • Do my plans really matter? • Are my plans in line with my priorities? • What is the purpose of doing your plans?
- 14. T – Time Bound • When should the goal be completed? • Do I have a reasonable amount of time to complete me goal successfully? • Will I be rushing to complete my plans?
- 15. Good Scheduling Plan Examples • “I am going to study for college algebra tomorrow afternoon from 2-4pm in the library. I am specifically going to work on graphing linear inequalities by doing the example problems at the end of the chapter so that I will be ready for my test a week from tomorrow.” • “I need to have $600 saved by the beginning of next month, so I am going to save $150 every week by going to the bank every Monday this month and transferring $150 to my personal savings account.” • These goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound.
- 16. Bad Scheduling Plan Examples • “I am going to study sometime this week for the test I have next week.” • “I’ll transfer some money to my savings account in a few weeks so that I can pay my rent.” • These goals are vague and are not likely to be carried out due to the lack of specificity
- 17. •Your ability to effectively manage you time will determine the level of success you achieve in college!
- 18. Some Quotes to Remember • Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. - William Penn • Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week. - Charles Richards • Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year – and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade! - Anthony Robbins • It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? - Henry David Thoreau
- 19. Schedule Making Help • https://www.myedu.com/class-schedule/ • http://www.collegeruled.com/ • http://schedulebuilder.org/ • http://www.studygs.net/schedule/ • http://doodle.com/
- 20. References • Dunn, K.P. (n.d.). What are six characteristics of successful time management? Demand Media. Retrieved from http://work.chron.com/six- characteristics-successful-time-management-21789.html • The meaning of time management (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fluent- time-management.com/meaning-of-time-management.html