How to Change Your Time Management Habits

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How to Change Your Time Management Habits
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Changing personal habits can be hard. Here are a
few tips that can help you be more successful in
changing your behavior.

• 1. Dont try to change everything at once.
  Choose 1 behavior.
• 2. Dont expect miracles of yourself.
• 3. Get someone else to help you. (ISU Student
  Counseling Center FREE! 237-3939,
• Student Services Bldg., LL)
• 4. Dont get down on yourself if you slip up.
• 5. Give yourself rewards for changes you make.
• 6. Remember that time management is a process
  not a one time thing.

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25 Time Management Tips

• 1. Keep an appointment book
• 2. Write a to do list every day
• 3. Keep your to do list with you
• 4. Ask yourself what things DO NOT need to be
  done. Then, dont do them
• 5. Throw things out, perferably the first time
  you handle them
• 6. DO each task only once

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• 7. When you pick up a piece of paper or open a
  letter, handle it only once. Once you pick it
  up, DO everything that needs to be done
• 8. Make the most of one spare minute
• 9. Make the most of transition time
• 10. Learn to say NO
• 11. If someone stops by your room and you dont
  want to spend a lot of time, stand rather than
  having them sit.
• 12. Control interruptions
• 13. When you are on the phone, keep the call
  short

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• 14. Nothing is worth doing perfectly
• 15. Spend more time in planning
• 16. Ask the question What is the best use of
  my time right now?
• 17. Listen well
• 18. Build your will power
• 19. Wean yourself from TV
• 20. Enjoy what you are doing right now
• 21. Concentrate on one thing at a time
• 22. Develop procedures for routine matters

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• 23. If you need to meet regularly with someone,
  schedule an appointment
• 24. Dont be afraid to make mistakes
• 25. Break down tasks into 15-30 minute intervals

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The ABCs of Time Management

• Arrive a little early for every date or
  appointment
• Be enthusiastic in everything you do
• Complete every assigned task
• Do a little bit more than is required
• Express yourself after you know the facts
• Feel comfortable in every situation by acting
  yourself

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• Go all out to please your friends
• Help your enemies
• Identify yourself by accomplishment rather than
  words
• Join in and help, when you are needed
• Listen with your ears, not your mouth
• Keep your head it may save your hide
• Make do with what you have
• Never say never

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• Open your heart to those less fortunate than you
• Please yourself by pleasing others
• Quickly respond to an emergency
• Remember the spirit of the holidays especially
  in August
• Study, study, study to excel
• Take advantage of opportunity
• Use spare time intelligently

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• Value your health
• Work at your work
• X-out any qualities that could lead to failure
• You are the most important asset
• Zeal meet any challenge

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Time Management Studying

• When to study
• Plan 2 hours study time for every hour you spend
  in class
• Study difficult (boring) subjects first
• Avoid scheduling marathon study sessions
• Be aware of your best time of day
• Using waiting time
• Where to Study
• Use a regular study area
• Dont get too comfortable (not your bed, a chair,
  etc.)
• Use the Library, or study rooms

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Time Management Studying

• Handling the Rest of the World