G:\Time Management

Set Goals

Develop a schedule

Prioritise- Plan Ahead

Avoid Procrastination

Long term goalsTake a longer period of time to achieve

(next year, five years, etc). Medium term goals

Take longer than short term goals to achieve, but not as long as long term goals (this term or semester).

Short term goalsGoals you wish to achieve in the near future

(this week or month).

I now want you to write down your ownLong term goalsMedium term goalShort term goals

How will you achieve these goals?

Example.Short term goal

Finish all assessment items for this term on time.

What do you need to achieve this goal?A plan

How do you allocate your time between the

following?

School Studying Sleeping

Exercise/Sport Family Personal Care

Domestic Duties Socialising Down Time (relaxing, watching tv, playing computer games).

Create a schedule. Have the times on the days you are

awake listed them down the side in 1 hour blocks.

Black out the times you know you cannot study or complete assessment. This could be due to:Eating breakfast, lunch or dinnerDriving to and from schoolAfternoon activities (ie. Sport or Music)You watch a certain television program

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun7.00 Brekkie Brekkie Brekkie Brekkie Brekkie Asleep Asleep

8.00 School School School School School Brekkie Brekkie

9.00 School School School School School Study Study

10.00 School School School School School Study Study

11.00 School School School School School

12.00 School School School School School Netball

1.00 School School School School School

2.00 School School School School School

3.00 School School School School School

4.00 Netball Training

Netball Training

5.00 Study Study Study Study Study

6.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner

7.00 Study Study Study Study Study

8.00 Study Study Study Study Study

You could increase study time

Use for other projects

Enjoy time to yourself, to avoid procrastination when you should be studying.

What is procrastination?putting off or delaying or deferring an

action to a later time

Do you procrastinate?

Go on the internetWhat televisionCook dinnerPlay sport

… instead of doing homework?

!!!THEN YOU DO PROCRASTATE!!!

How to fix the problem….The study schedule

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun7.00 Brekkie Brekkie Brekkie Brekkie Brekkie Asleep Asleep

8.00 School School School School School Brekkie Brekkie

9.00 School School School School School Study Study

10.00 School School School School School Study Study

11.00 School School School School School

12.00 School School School School School Netball

1.00 School School School School School

2.00 School School School School School

3.00 School School School School School

4.00 Netball Training

Netball Training

5.00 Study Study Study Study Study

6.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner

7.00 Study Study Study Study Study

8.00 Study Study Study Study Study

I now want you all to create a time management plan for yourself that fits the goals you wish the achieve in the short term.