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WHAT’S NEXT?
Matthew Sullivan
Do
you
use
your
pho
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to m
ake
note
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sign
men
ts/t
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?
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ld y
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ay t
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r w
ork?
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k go
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er w
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ct y
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nega
tivity
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Wou
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ay y
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happ
y w
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ow y
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keep
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aniz
ed?
“I never thought about it before, that is how I keep myself organized. Now that you mention it, I do see some issues in how I keep up with work.” - Linda Weber
The graph to the left shows a week in hours (168) and the average person interviewed and how they allocate the time they have during the week. The tasks on the inner part the gray area were rated higher then tasks on the outer part. Total week Sleep Work School Homework Tasks
thought about how they organize themselves, to me this felt weird how could you go threw life not thinking about something you need to do everyday. So for this booklet I chose to focus on three individuals who had seemed to stick a nice balance with all the information I collected. They all record their lives and make sure to note down things they need to attend and work they need to complete.
Everyone everywhere has things to do, people to see, and places they need to be but some people take the time to record there daily activities and what takes up most of their time.I went searching to see how people like to divvy up the little time they have during the week (168 hours), and to see how they keep themselves on track. Most of the people I had talked to told me that they had never
WHATS NEXT? 2
The chart shown displays someones affinity to use a specific medium to stay organized. Whether that be physically, digitally, or trying to use their memory. The chart represents people in their 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. The size of the circles correlates directly to their accordance with the specified medium. 20’s 30’s 40’s
People in their
20’s30’s40’s&
Shows strong tendency to use physical reference
Chloë has a busy life she manages a job, school, and lives at home in New Jersey where she commutes and hour each way just to attend classes at UArts. She is approaching her 4th and pursuing her MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching). She has a full workload and actively tries to stay organized.
WHATS NEXT? 4
ChloëBlessingArt Ed. MajorUArts
Junior21 y/o
The graph below shows that Chloë has not adopted a really digital life as noted by the high peak in the beginning and how it peters out after the crest.
Total week Work Tasks School Sleep Homework
EricSheltonGD MajorUArts
Junior20 y/o
The graph below shows that Eric has adopted the lifestyle of being digital as seen by the peak towards the middle. He has adopted a paperless notebook and calendar.
Total week Work School Sleep Homework Tasks
WHATS NEXT? 6
Shows strong tendency to use digital reference
Eric also has a full plate but with a job and school also computing from New Jersey, but his commute is only thirty minuets. He is pursuing a BFA in Graphic Design, he too is approaching his 4th year. His poison of chose for staying on top of things is his phone relying on notes and the calendar.
Shows strong tendency to use physical reference
Shown to supplement physical with digital reference
Syd likes to stay busy, if its not personal projects you can find her slaving over a hot light at the tech room here at UArts. Her passions include film and bad puns so she figured she would make a career out of it. Shes after a BFA in Film and commutes four steets from school.
WHATS NEXT? 8
Shown to supplement physical with digital reference
SydneySteinbergFilm MajorUArts
Junior21 y/o
The graph below shows that Syd has A nice mix of both physical and digital references. This is represented by the cresting in the graph.
Total week School Tasks Sleep Homework Work
Do
you
reco
rd
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gnm
ents
/tas
k yo
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o co
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pl
anne
r or
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ny o
ther
pa
per
refe
renc
e?
Do
you
thin
k yo
u lik
e to
w
rite
thin
gs d
own?
Wou
ld y
ou s
ay y
ou’re
an
orga
nize
d pe
rson
?
Do
you
ever
look
at
the
assi
gnm
ents
/tas
ks
you’
ve w
ritte
n do
wn?
Do
you
use
a di
gita
l ca
lend
ar?
Do
you
use
your
co
mpu
ter
for
stay
ing
on
task
or
keep
ing
reco
rds?