Meeting the Challenge of Time

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• Meeting the Challenge of Time
• (Time Management)

Presented by REACH
2009 (Your success is our goal)
An on-line seminar
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Learning Outcomes

• At the conclusion of this
• presentation, participants will
• Accept the challenge to
• manage time effectively
• Adopt a time management plan
• Avoid procrastination
• Balance their lifestyle

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What is Time Management?
Ponder this.
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What IS the challenge?
How can I meet this challenge?
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How do you spend your time?
1.CALCULATE (see example, next slide) 2. TOTAL
hours, then 3. Think about the results How much
time is unaccounted for?
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Hours per week 168 Sleep 49 Groom
10 Classes 15 Study 15 _____ _____ _____ ____
_ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Total
______ Difference _____
(Try to include everything you do within the
week)
(What can you do with the time you did not
realize you have? )
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• Now take the
• Time Management survey

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Time Management Questionnaire
Check Yes or No for each item regarding YOUR
management of time Yes No
1. Do you often find yourself doing
things that interfere with your
schoolwork simply because you hate to say No to
others? ____ ____ 2.
Do you feel that you are in charge of your own
time for the most part?
____ ____ 3. On an average
class day do you spend more time with personal
grooming than with school work?
____ ____ 4. Do you
believe there is room for improvement in the way
you manage time?
____ ____ 5. Do you
set and honor priorities? ____
____ 6. Do you make a list of the
things you have to do each day?
____ ____ 7. Do you make
constructive use of your time?
____ ____
8. Do you continue pursuing unprofitable
study routines or habits? ____
____ 9. Do you have a set of goals
for the entire semester?
____ ____ 10. Are you
still working on an assignment the night before
it is due? ____ ____ 11.
Do you regularly review for your class even when
no test is imminent? ____ ____
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• Analysis, Questionnaire
• Yes? Then break yourself of this practice. Give a
  higher priority to schoolwork!
• Yes? Great! Stay in the drivers seat!
• Personal grooming is very important, but you know
  your grades reflect the quality and quantity of
  time devoted to study. What you get out of a
  class depends largely upon what you put into it,
  so give study a higher priority.
• If Yes, get ideas from this module. Let them
  help you make the needed changes.
• Yes? Good! If you want others to honor your
  priorities you too must do so!
• The busier you are, the more important it is to
  make lists. Find a system that
• works for you! After all, you are a human
  being, not a computer.
• Procrastinating is one of the easiest things to
  do! Be able to account for your time!
• If something is not working, it is senseless to
  continue using it. Get some ideas from the
  Learning Styles and Study Strategies module,
  also on-line.
• We must know where we are going in order to
  determine how to get there, and so that we will
  know when we have arrived. Goals give us that
  direction and help us keep our eye on the prize.
• If Yes, work to prioritize and manage your
  time. Distributed study will help.
• To get the most from a class, review regularly.
  This helps you learn and understand the material!

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Did you know that . . . Your management of time
has an effect on everything you do?
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One way to meet the challenge. . .
Set Goals
Having goals to work toward gives purpose to
your management of time.
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• Think of goals as your roadmap.
• They show where youre going
• They show how you can get there
• They include some idea of amount of time
  involved
• They help you plan your itinerary

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What are your goals?

• Long-range?
• Short-term?

(Write them.)
How will you achieve them?
(Jot down the behaviors and attitudes needed.)
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Build study time into your daily schedule.
(This helps you avoid procrastination!)
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Avoid procrastination
What is procrastination? Why do we
procrastinate?
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• Procrastination is . . .
• Wasting time
• Putting off something you really dont want
  to do to do something you want to do!
• Postponing the agony

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Why do we procrastinate?

• Because we may be . . .
• Perfectionists, or
• Dreamers, or
• Worriers, or
• Crisis makers, or
• Defiers, or
• Overdoers, or
• Any combination of these!

. . .insecure
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What kind of procrastinator are
you? Why? Discuss.
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How can you Defeat Procrastination?

• Manage your time
• Avoid making excuses
• Avoid putting things off

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Organize

• Plan your work
• Work your plan
• Make the job meaningful

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• Getting Organized
• Break big jobs down into manageable parts
• Set deadlines
• Distribute work and
• study to
• Meet deadlines

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Prioritize

• Take control
• Set goals

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• Prioritizing
• Tackle jobs by due date
• Tackle jobs by difficulty/complexity level
• Reserve time for proofing and editing

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• Research Papers ?

Cramming won't help!!
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A better way . . .

• Break the job down
• Make a calendar
• Set a deadline for each job segment
• Meet your deadlines
• Proof and edit all along the way

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Don't
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Projects ?

• Break projects down
• into manageable steps
• Set a completion
• deadline for each step
• Meet each deadline
• Finished ahead of schedule?
• Proof and edit be sure it is a
• finished product!

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Maintain a balanced lifestyle
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Schedule time for you!

• Exercise
• Eat well
• Get enough sleep
• Make friendships
• Stay connected to family
• Connect with church and
• community

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Eat Brain Foods,

• Fruits
• Veggies

and stay hydrated
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Test Day?
Take time to eat a breakfast with protein
EGGS
BEANS
MEAT
TOFU
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Avoid or limit. . .

• Fried foods, cheese
• Candy, soda
• Nicotine
• Alcohol
• Caffeine

Did you know that caffeine can increase anxiety
and decrease hydration?
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Reward yourself !
(Withhold the reward if you dont
complete the task.)
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So, be prepared.
Meet the challenges head on!
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Know where you're going,
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Know how to get there,
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and have a good idea of
how long it will take.
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The challenge is yours.

Are you equal to it??
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Link to the test