TIME MANAGEMENT and EFFECTIVE STUDY HABITS

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TIME MANAGEMENT and EFFECTIVE STUDY HABITS
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Why is Time Management Important ?

• Improves productivity
• Improves quality of output
• Time Management impacts us
• psychologically as well
• (Event Success Self Esteem)
• Time Management is the cornerstone to
• success at the high school and college
• level

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Basic Element and Key to Time Management

• The basic element of time is AN
  EVENT.
• The key to managing time is CONTROLLING AN
  EVENT.

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Planning Time Managment

• Planning Time Managment is
• predetermining a sequence of events.
• Excuses for not planning
• - not enough time (too busy)
• - rather party or play golf (other priorities)
• - not useful (things change)
• - I do better under pressure anyway.
• A Natural Law We tend avoid events which are
  unpleasant, complex, lengthy, or uninteresting,
  regardless of priority. R Alec MacKenzie

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Beating Procrastination

• Analyze what you procrastinate about
• - keep a log and write it down
• - common patterns?
• (interpersonal, physical, confrontational)
• - are you an AM or PM person?
• Recognizing what you procrastinate
• about will signal you to begin to
• apply solutions!

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Beating Procrastination

• Note your common delay tactics
• What kind of excuses do you use?
• - I will do it after this show.
• - It really can wait until tomorrow.
• - I will do it this weekend.
• Recognizing these traps will help
• you avoid them!

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Beating Procrastination

• Experiment with solutions that work for you
• - subdivide the big task into smaller tasks
• - start with easy tasks first
• - get someone to work with you
• less difficult and painful (studymate)
• - make a commitment to someone
• - set a deadline (more difficult to put off)
• - have all information ready (articles, study
  guides)
• - ensure you are well rested and alert
• - close the door (block out distractions)

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Beating Procrastination

• Put your plan on paper
• (provides a blueprint for success)
• Take the time to plan and then implement
• Plan 1 step at a time
• -more organized and productive effort
• EXAMPLE
• - Dont just start driving on a vacation!
• Plan the route, hotel reservations, ,
  activities.
• However, take as much time to plan your life as
  you do a vacation or a weekend!
• How long might your educational journey be?

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Beating Procrastination

• Give self a carrot when you complete the task
• ie. go for ice cream, watch a ball game, etc.
• Get enough sleep. Eat right. Exercise!
• High School is a 4-year journey.
• College is a 4 (5) year journey!

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How To Maximize Your Time

• Learn to set priorities on things like goals,
  tasks, meeting agenda, items, interruptions.
• Start with A priorities best use of time!
• Implement anti-procrastination
• (you should know the signs and control
  measures)
• Subdivide large, tough tasks into small, easily
  accomplishable parts. (divide conquer)
• 5. Establish quiet hour requires will power.

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How To Maximize Your Time

• 6. Find a hideaway -library, etc.
• 7. Learn to say NO when you have a deadline
• 8. Minimize routine tasks - eating, washing,
  etc.
• Shorten low-value interruptions
• - I need someone to fail with me crowd.
• 3 options 1) reschedule 2) avoid 3)
  terminate
• 10. Avoid over-commitment and over-scheduling
• (Be realistic and allow some crisis/flex
  time)

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3 Steps To Better Time Management

• Analysis
• - Keep a log of where your time goes.
• - Analyze your key problems anticipate
  problems.
• - Find solutions.
• Medium Long Term Planning
• - Build actions to accomplish goals.
• - Set deadlines.
• Daily Planning
• - Develop a habit of daily planning.
• - use a planning guide, prioritized to-do
  list.
• - Write down what/when/how you plan to do it.

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The Daily Planning Procedure

• 1. Select a distraction-free environment
• 2. Review medium and long-term goals
• 3. Review prior days Daily Task List for
  incomplete
• activities
• 4. Review todays prescheduled events
• 5. Review the next few days schedule to see what
  needs to
• be prepared
• 6. Update new tasks from yesterday
• 7. Prioritize the activities (A1, B1, B2, C1, C2)

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Timetable and Master Plan
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Timetable and Master Plan
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STUDY TIPS 101

• Budget 1-2 hrs of study time per 1 hr of class
• - WHEN IS THE BEST TIME? (college for sure,
• some of your high school classes will be
  less)
• Best to study before after class
• - within 24 hrs for better retention
• Take break (exercise) stimulate the brain
• Are you an AM or PM person?
• Eliminate distractions -radios, hallways
• Dont wait until the last moment (more anxiety)
• Test file on presentations, etc. Does it work?
• Study alone before the test

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STUDY TIPS 101

• Use time after school (1 hr a lot)
• instead of watching TV
• Actively take notes
• -active vs. passive listening
• -compare notes
• Learn to abbreviate (symbols)
• Write questions in margins
• Mark text books selectively, when possible,
• use sticky notes (not all yellow)
• Organize facts
• concentrate on important terms and key
• concepts
• Eliminate unimportant information

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STUDY TIPS 101

• Pre-read (better understanding)
• Study partners/groups
• Ask the Instructor if unsure
• Taking tests
• - get there early
• - read all directions
• - spend most time on questions that count most
• - change answers only when certain
• - if all questions are the same value, skip the
• difficult questions and go back

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Time Management

• 7 Communicated Verbally
• 93 Communicated Non-Verbally
• (gestures, tone, variation, body language)
• 10 of information is retained by just
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• listening no note-taking or reviewing
• 55 retained if written down not reviewed
• 75 info is retained if written down
• reviewed within 48 hrs