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Time
Management:
is setting and following a schedule of study in order to organize
and prioritize your studies in the context of competing activities of
work, family, etc.
Guidelines:
- Monitor your time.
- Reflect on how you spend your time.
- Be aware of when you are wasting your time.
- Know when you are productive.
Knowing
how
you
spend
your
time
should
aid
you
in
planning
and
predicting
project
completion:
- Have a "To Do" list. Write down things you have to do, then decide what to do
at the moment, what to schedule for later, what to get someone else to do, and what to put
off for a later time period.
- Have a daily/weekly planner. Write down appointments, assignments, and
tests calendar. Always know what's ahead for the day, always go to sleep
knowing you're prepared for tomorrow.
- Have a long term planner. Use a monthly chart so that you can always plan ahead. Long
term planners also serve to remind you to plan your free time constructively.
Planning
for
an
effective
study
schedule:
- Allow sufficient time for sleep, a well-balanced diet, and leisure activities.
- Prioritize assignments.
- Schedule time to go over your course material immediately after
each online session. Forgetting is greatest within 24 hours without review.
- Schedule fifty minute blocks of study. Efficiency is reduced
over long study periods.
- Choose a place free from distractions to study.
- Plan to use "dead time".
- Schedule as much study time as possible during daylight hours.
- Schedule a weekly review.
- Be careful not to become a slave to your schedule.
The
satisfaction
of
"crossing
off"
the
completed
task
can
yield
a
sense
of
accomplishment,
and
even
a
little
sense
of
reward!
adapted
from
Joe
Landsberger
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