Learning Journal Unit 5
Abebe Erena
University of the people Term5 (2014-2014)
UNIV 1001
Cynthia Donnelly (Instructor)
Based on the result of my personal time survey and I have read about dealing with stress and time management, to begin managing my time I first need a clearer idea of how now use my time. Clearly understood the personal Time Survey will help me to estimate how much time I currently in typical activities.
This is great idea and will help me get a better idea of how much time I need to prepare for each subject, and it will also help me identify my time wasters. But for now complete my personal Time Survey to get an estimate and the following survey shows the amount of time I spend on various activities. And also to get a more accurate estimate, I might keep track of how I spend time for a week. And this will help me get a better idea of how much time I need to prepare for each subject.
According to my Personal Time Survey researched information, I did found the given statement very useful, and Home study techniques time management tips and skills clearly stated and the ideas are very important and useful to me. Based on the results of my personal time survey and what I have read about dealing with stress and time management, discuss my personal strategies that I will use for improved time and stress management are;
1, Learn to Prioritize: Prioritizing my responsibilities and engagements is very important to understand and focusing to and reducing my personal time stress.
According to the teaching statement described, the result of not knowing and not to understand Prioritize is as a result finally became procrastinators. Procrastination is the biggest time stealer.
2, S...
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...s the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable thing in place of less pleasurable ones, and thus putting off impending tasks to later time, sometimes to the “last minute” before a deadline.
2, chores: (plural noun), an unpleasant but necessary task.
3, errands (plural noun), a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, often on someone else’s behalf.
4, molehills: (plural noun) a small mound of earth thrown up by a mole burrowing near the surface.
References
http://www.academictips.org/acad/timemanagement.html http://www.takeonestep.org/Pages/yourlife/timestealers.aspx http://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-management.htm
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