Lesson 4 Organization
- 1. Getting Organized Do Now: In 3 complete sentences… Do you think that you control your schedule, or do you think that your schedule controls you? Why? Give an example.
- 2. You Have a Lot to Do! • Finding personal free time • Finding time to do activities with friends • Finding recreational time • Finding quality family time • Finding time to study • Juggling work hours, school, and study hours • Getting enough good sleep • Juggling family responsibilities with school expectations
- 3. The Clock Keeps Ticking… There are 168 hours in a week… …where do your hours go?
- 4. How you spend time… Sleeping, Eating, Hygiene, School, Work, Practice, Travel, Taking Care of Siblings, Religion, Recreation, Chores, Errands, Family, Clubs…the list goes on.
- 5. Preparing for College Student: “Time management was a big problem for me at first. I would spend too much time focusing on one subject and forget to study for other subjects. I got so far behind, due to my lack of time-management skills, that I was forced to drop classes. I was spending too much time working and not enough time studying or going to class. It took dropping classes to finally wake me up and make me realize that I had to focus and discipline myself in order for me to be successful.”
- 6. What are some of the time management issues facing students? (10 main areas) Interruptions: • Phone calls • Friends dropping by • Others requesting help • Meetings (school, organizations, work)
- 7. What are some of the time management issues facing students? Organization: • Assignments are too big • Lack of planning • Procrastination • Overextended (too much) • Too many unfinished projects • Unrealistic time estimates
- 8. What are some of the time-management issues facing students? Communication: • Unclear instruction • Not listening carefully to instructor • Lack of needed information
- 9. What are some of the time-management issues facing students? Attention: • Making careless mistakes • Working on trivial things rather than important ones
- 10. What are some of the time-management issues facing students? Balance: • Working too much • Playing too much • Unable to say no when someone asks for you spend your time on something else
- 11. What are some of the time-management issues facing students? Expectations: • Wanting work to be perfect • Fearing failure • Other people’s expectations
- 12. What are some of the time-management issues facing students? Recreation: • Watching too much TV • Playing too many video games • Checking phone or computer often • Listening to too much music • Socializing
- 13. What are some of the time-management issues facing students? Environment: • Messy study space • No designated study space
- 14. What are some of the time-management issues facing students? Family: • Siblings • Parents • Gatherings
- 15. What are some of the time-management issues facing students? Stress: • Managing crises (urgent events) • Feeling stressed or overwhelmed • Too many projects • Unable to make decisions
- 16. Organizing Our Binders From front to back: • Divider + “Notes” (extra paper) • Divider + “Design Journal”(extra paper) • Divider
- 17. Let’s Refresh: Taking Notes Let’s use our new and improved binders to take some notes (in the notes section). Draw out your Cornell notes template (dividing your page into 4 sections). Don’t forget your header!
- 18. YouTube: Adora Svitak What adults can learn from kids
- 19. Back to Planning: Procrastination Procrastinators may have various reason for their behavior, but regardless of the motivation, the habit is self-defeating. They usually have plenty of energy, they just use it in non-productive ways.
- 20. Types of Procrastinators: Perfectionist Dreamer Worrier Crisis Maker Defier Overdoer
- 21. Types of Procrastinators: Perfectionist – Everything “just right” Dreamer – Big plans…no action Worrier – Fears taking a risk Crisis Maker – “Loves” the pressure Defier – Selfish with your time Overdoer – You take on too much
- 22. Backward Planning: Plan backwards. Suppose you have a test scheduled in one week. Start with the end product – walking into class prepared for the exam. Now work backward: How will you get there?
- 23. How Do We Manage Time? Keeping Track of Your Time and Commitments: A calendar, even a simple piece of paper, can work wonders to help you manage your time.
- 24. Planner/Calendar To start off your calendar, add: “Prof. Comm. Unit 1 Project Due 8:00 AM” in the box for September 8th.
- 25. To Do List Without establishing priorities you can easily spend time on minor tasks while ignoring the major projects that require immediate attention. When using the list, consider each item’s importance.
- 26. YouTube: Wellcast How to Manage Your Time Better
- 27. In your “Design Journal” Step 1: Record 7 AM – 8 PM Step 2: Analyze 5 Time Wasters Step 3: Change 5 Changes to Become More Productive Homework