Time Management & Organizational Skills

Time Management&

Organizational Skills

•Feeling stressed?

•Left a bit too much to the last minute?

•Don’t have enough time?

We have the same amount of hours in a day as:

Sheikh Zayed, Sheikha Haya, and Mother TheresaThe trick is to manage these hours

wisely!

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

What do you do now to manage your time?

How organized are you?

•Managing procrastination

•Setting priorities & Goals

•Planning ahead

•Using time wisely

Managing Procrastination?

•How do you procrastinate??

Why do People Procrastinate?

Fear of failure

Fear of success

Perfectionism Feeling overwhelmed

Habit

Lack of Interest

To Rebel

What happens if we procrastinate?

• Extra stress • Snowball effect (gets bigger and bigger)• Not our best work• Late to pass in our work• Do poorly on exams/tests• Guilt (can’t even enjoy procrastination activity!)• Lose Money• Problems with friends and family (stress)

Stop Procrastinating!!! Get Organized!!!• Set priorities• Set goals • Make a plan• Five minute rule!!!• Set time for yourself • Get rid of distracters• See procrastination as a choice• “There is no time like the present” – Just do it!• Don’t wait until you feel like it• Ask for help• Reward yourself for accomplishments

PRIORITIES

• Managing your time and getting organized begins with knowing

your priorities and how you want to spend your time.

• What are your priorities?

Setting Priorities?

• Improve your learning and study skills (Attend classes, active listening, ask questions, take notes, etc)

• Review notes as often as possible • Use Active learning • Carry “pocket work”• Stay Healthy• Develop a routine • Get up 15 minutes earlier • Control your telephone, email, and Internet use• Keep the work in front of you, the distractions away• Say “NO”

BUY TIME!!

Day 1

20 %

• Retention over 24 hours without review

24 hrs later

80 %

100 %• Retention over 24 hours with review

Day 1 24 hrs later

Setting Clear Measurable Goals?

Goal: To study really hard tonight

Goal: To study from 5pm to 7pm by writing my math assignment, and self testing by asking and answering possible questions.

GET ORGANIZED!!• Select a planning tool you like

– Calendars– Day planner/Electronic Organizer

• Don’t leave home without it• Cross-off things as finished• Be realistic and flexible• End of day: move things you didn’t finish to

the next day

Getting Organized!

Making a Schedule?Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

8-9am B-fast B-fast B-fast B-fast

9-10 Class Gym Class Gym B-fast B-fast B-fast10-11 Class Class Study Study

11-12 Review Study Study

12-1 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

1-2 Class Review Class Lunch Gym Study Study2-3 Study Class Class

3-4 Review

4-5 Review

Study Study Review Review

5-6 Study Study Work Work B-ball

6-7 B-ball

Use a To Do List?

Using Time Wisely and Control Time Robbers?

• Say no to distractions.• Control your telephone, email, and Internet

use• Improve your learning and study skills (Attend

classes, active listening, question asking, note taking, etc)

QUESTIONS