Make sure you schedule EVERYTHING!
Start planning for tomorrow at the end of the day
Start with hard projects and then more to easier ones
Develop a flexible schedule
Make sure everything is done
Plan enough time for studying
Make use of your free time during the school day
Plan study sessions to follow class
Space your study sessions
Set aside time for weekly reviews
Schedule time for recreation and other activities
Procrastination is the conscious or unconscious avoidance of completing tasks by their required due date
Procrastination is often a combination of a variety of factors, including◦ Decreased motivation◦ Avoidance tendencies◦ Lack of confidence◦ Misunderstanding of content◦ Lack of time management
Procrastination◦ Creates more stress
and anxiety◦ Does not allow you
to work at your full potential
◦ Can create time conflicts in your schedule
Prioritization◦ Identifies tasks that
need to be completed first, as opposed to those that can wait
◦ Gives you time to focus on each project individually
◦ Allows you to schedule time for each task
Short term goals take a large task and break it up into several smaller ones
Smaller tasks are less intimidating, and easier to manage
Smaller tasks also allow you to track your progress
If you falling asleep in class If you continually come to class late or skip class all
together If you are satisfied with C and D grades If you wait until the night before assignments are
due to work on them, then often stay up all night completing them
If you drop some of your classes If you feel that you will never find a solution to all
your problems If you feel stressed, sick, and/or exhausted all the
time If you feel that your parents, boss, teachers etc. are
against you
Your friends ask you to go to San Diego California for the weekend. All expenses paid besides food. In a rush to pack you forget your cell phone and laptop charger. You planned on doing some homework while in California but your laptop is dead. You arrive home Sunday night and plug in your cell phone and laptop. You check your text messages, voicemails, emails and calendar for the week.
The following is a list of everything you need to do. Prioritize the following things from 1-17; 1 being the most important and 17 being the least important.
For each category below calculate the number of hours per week you spend doing each activity. For example if you sleep 8 hours a night, multiply 8x7 and write 56 in the space next to “Sleep”.
1. Work ___ 2. Sleep ___ 3. Meals ____ 4. Travel ___ 5. Chores ___ 6. Social Time ___ 7. Personal Time ___ 8. Hobbies ___ 9. Errand Time ___ 10. Extracurricular
Activities ___ 11. Family ___ 12. Other ___