Time management part 1
- 1. Psalm 90:12 12 Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Adapted from Kathleen Riepe, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
- 2. Psalm 39:4-6 (NIV) 4 “Show me, LORD, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. 5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. 6 “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.
- 3. Time Management Part I 1) The Present 2) 86,400 3) Am I Working My “A’s” Off? (The Jar) 4) Conquer Procrastination Part II 1) Concentration 2) Take the Offensive With a Planner 3) Be Realistic in your Expectations 4) Pacing
- 5. 1) The Present Yesterday is History Tomorrow’s a Mystery But Today is a Gift That’s Why They Call it The Present
- 6. TIME- is a non renewable resource Once it is gone, it is gone. You will never see this moment again
- 7. What is your “LQ”? Leisure Quotient? Sometimes we just don’t Here are some examples realize how much time of leisure: we spent in non Visiting between classes Listening to music productive ways. Checking Facebook Watching Youtube QQ, Messenger Watching tv Playing games Daydreaming What others can you think of?
- 8. Finding your LQ For the next week, keep a close record each day of how much time you spend on leisure activities. Divide this number by 960* minutes to get your “LQ”. *960 minutes equals 16 waking hours per day. Leisure activities are important to help you recharge, but too much can be detrimental.
- 10. 2) Eighty six thousand four hundred Picture this: Each day your bank deposits $86,400 in your checking account. There’s just one catch. You have to spend it all in one day. You can’t carry over any money to the next day
- 11. What would you do? Duh! You would spend it ALL, right?! $86,400
- 12. 24 hours per day X 60 minutes per hour X 60 seconds per minute = 86,400 Seconds
- 13. Every second counts Spend every second in an efficient and productive way If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours.
- 15. 3) Am I working my “A’s” off? In any list of tasks, 80% of the importance lies in 20% of the list.
- 16. How would prioritize this list of daily tasks? “A” List “B” List “C” List Buy laundry detergent. Write a eight page essay for English. Prepare for a Biology quiz. Dust the videos on the bookcase. Review for midterm test that counts for 50% of grade. Schedule an appointment with a Professor. Complete a journal entry. Email a high school friend on another campus. Shop for a new pair of athletic shoes. “Armor-al” the dashboard of the car.
- 17. “A” LIST 1 Midterm test that counts for 50% of grade. 2 Write a eight page essay for English. “B” LIST 3 Prepare for a quiz in Biology. 4 Schedule an appointment with a Professor. 5 Complete a journal entry. “C” LIST 6 Buy laundry detergent. 7 Dust the videos on the bookcase. 8 Email a high school friend on another campus. 9 Shop for a new pair of athletic shoes. 10 “Armor-al” the dashboard of the car.
- 18. Do you have the C-fever? Have you ever noticed? That the videos must be alphabetized before you can settle in to review for a test. That rumpled pile of clothes left in the corner since Thursday night just has to get folded and put away before you can start that English essay. If so, you may be suffering from “C” Fever
- 20. Stephen Covey in his book, First Things First, shares the following story experienced by one of his associates: I attended a seminar once where the instructor was lecturing on time. At one point, he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." He reached under the table and pulled out a wide-mouthed gallon jar. He set it on the table next to a platter with some fist-sized rocks on it. "How many of these rocks do you think we can get in the jar?" he asked.
- 21. After we made our guess, he said, "Okay. Let's find out." He set one rock in the jar . . . then another . . . then another. I don't remember how many he got in, but he got the jar full. Then he asked, "Is this jar full?" Everyone looked at the rocks and said, "Yes."
- 22. Then he said, "Ahhh" He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar and the gravel went in all the little spaces left by the big rocks. Then he grinned and said once more, "Is the jar full?"
- 23. By this time the class was on to him. "Probably not," we said. "Good!" he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in and it went into all of the little spaces left by the rocks and the gravel. Once more he looked and said, "Is this jar full?" "No!" we roared.
- 24. He said, "Good!" and he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in. He got something like a quart of water in that jar. Then he said, " Well, what's the point?" Somebody said, "Well, there are gaps, and if you work really hard you can always fit some more things into your life."
- 25. "No," he said, "that's not really the point. The point is this: Put the Big Rocks in First
- 26. Let’s practice… 1. GO to Church 2. Hand in work 3. Exam review for math (Monday) 4. Exam review for history (Tuesday) 5. Taking care of Ryan 6. Laundry 7. Clean off table (Desk) 8. Pack lunch – prepare lunch 9. Shower/bathe 10. Buy binders and school supplies 11. Return library books (Due on Monday) 12. Clean the house (general cleaning)
- 28. 4) Conquer Procrastination Why is “C” fever as common as the cold? The “A” tasks may : Produce minimal endorphins Be too lengthy Be too difficult Be too threatening because of the possibility of failure Be too threatening because of the possibility of success
- 29. Endorphins- the feel good hormone • Develop a Conditioned Response to the tasks you procrastinate • Set a goal to complete a task/project • After completing the task, reward yourself with something that is pleasurable for you • The body releases endorphins- the feel good hormone • Over time with repetition, you will come to associate feeling good with completing a task/project • You won’t procrastinate as much
- 30. Divide and conquer A father gave his son a bundle of sticks and asked him to break it. After the boy struggled, the father took the bundle, untied it and broke one stick at a time. We procrastinate because the “A” tasks seem too lengthy or too difficult Divide a lengthy task into smaller, shorter parts that seem easier to complete Divide a forty page chapter into 10 page sections Reward yourself after completing each section.
- 31. Face your fear We procrastinate because we fear FAILURE. It is easier to accept that we failed because we didn’t even attempt a project than to fail at doing the project. We procrastinate because we fear SUCCESS. If I get all “A’s” this semester, everyone will expect the same next semester. If I do an outstanding job on this project, my boss will just pile on more work.
Editor's Notes
- #27: “A” ListExam review for mathExam review for historyLibrary books to be returnedShower/bathe (shortened)Pack lunch – find faster/cheaper alternativesAttend ChurchHand in workList “B”Take care of RyanLaundryClean off tableClean the houseList “C”Buy binders and school supplies