Some people are born with the knowledge on how to maintain and manage their time and others learn it as they grow. I was not so fortunate. While I managed to keep my work areas organized and had somewhat of a routine to help keep my life in relative order, I was always struggling with “losing” time. It was a problem that always left me feeling guilty about not finishing on time while at same time I was overwhelmed about things that were piling up. I always procrastinated and never got things done the day I thought I should. When I was occupied at school or hanging with friends, I was constantly stressing about the many task I had to get done at home. Then when I was at home I would think about tasks that were left undone in the “outside world”. It was a never ending cycle that prevented me from being relaxed or enjoyed some days. In the book Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern explains a variety of plans for time management by breaking them down into easy steps. The plans offer different options and structures for people who are constantly struggling with time ma...
After completing this assignment I realized that my time management is very “mediocre” according to my scores on my time management quiz. I was actually very surprised because I thought that my time management was acceptable not great but at least decent. I scored 41 points on my quiz, meaning that I do need to improve my time management. Though, I am actually very close to being good, the score for good is 45 points. Time management has always been an issue for me. I plan myself on a daily basis to try to accomplish everything I must do. However sometimes even with a schedule there are certain things we have no control of. Just like the book establishes these are obstacles that I must overcome. Some of the best tips I found in the book are
On any given day, my time regardless of how planned it is by making lists can be thrown off track due to usually a sick child/pet. No matter how hard I try, I know my kids will get sick and they will expect me to take care of. Since I cannot usually control when that will happen, it’s important that I take advantage of what I can control, such looking ahead at assignments that will need my attention to plan adequate time to complete assignments a head of time, instead of waiting till the last minute. When I know what to expect I can make plans. Another
This problem influences my academic and personal life because I cannot manage my time correctly in order to be successful. Firstly I am not organized and I don’t have any plan to set and apply. This shows clearly the difficulty of my critical situation. I became to feel anxious and nervous all the time and also it affects on my grade. According to this I must change the way I deal with my time by changing the methodology and follow other time management strategies. The reality that I never have manage my time and now I regret deeply that I don’t have any schedule to follow then I realize that managing time is necessary and very important.
The key to acquiring good time management skills is setting our priorities in order such as the importance of studying your first priority. An example of this skill is taking time out of our busy scheduled life as students to spend time on reviewing assignments, and thoroughly reading through and understanding the study material. It is imperative to structure your time efficiently in order to be a successful learner. The first method that can be used to find out how your using your time is drawing up a time management wheel, writing down how you use your time in a twenty four hour day, then drawing up another wheel of how you would like to use your time, compare the two and keep the time management wheel you want to follow in a ring binder, diary or folder. “Remember, a new habit takes twenty one days of repetitiion to form” (Lengefeld, 2009.pp 21), so follow the wheel chart and see if it works. The second Method is writing down assignment due dates on a calendar, dairy or cell phone wherever it stays as constant reminders for important deadlines, this is an effective way to keep on top of assignments so that you can learn to prioritize your tasks within your day effectively.
If you are looking at personal time management as a way to run yourself down even worse than before, this is not your booklet. The author believes that life is about stringing together a series of high quality experiences, one of which might be work, but the point is to get your tasks done and be free to enjoy the rest of your life too. Why learn a few new tricks for shoving more things into an hour? The idea is to manage your personal time so well that you never feel rushed again –even in high pressure circumstances.
You start learning time management by first learning about yourself. There is no need to worry about
In 1989, Stephen Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People started a landmark revolution in how we think about time and life management. In this book, Covey presents seven principles for developing effectiveness in our private and public lives. By developing these habits, one moves from being dependent on other people to being and acting independently. Then we learn how to move to the more advanced state of interdependence and successful Cooperation. As a part of the seven habits. Covey introduces important and powerful techniques of time management under the habit of "Put First Things First." It is necessary to understand (and Practice) all seven habits so that the tools of time management can be learned and practiced in their natural setting. What follows is a basic overview of these ideas presented so you can take better advantage of this tool you hold in your hands.
Learning to create time management system, you can complete the most important activities first in a given time. It is a three step process to know your available time. This is also called a time management budget. Finding out available time consists of recording, organizing and consolidating managing time efficiently. Which equals organizing, prioritizing and planning. Learning the strategies of organization is essentially the basics and the path to time management. The more organized you are the more efficient you will be using the 24 hours of each day. You can do this by making a “to-do” list and prioritizing it’s aspect of time and helps you keep in mind of the deadlines. It’s always a good thing to NOT procrastinate in time management. Poor time management can consist of several consequences. Such as stress, lack of control over everyday activities, fatigue, working more hours on an assignment in one day to get it accomplished rather than just a few hours a day. Depression plays a big factor on a result of procrastination of time management. Depression is where you stop doing or acting upon the task you were working on and “seeing” or “believing” that there is more and more to do and deadlines are closer and closer and you then consume the fear of failure and don 't meet the deadlines. Time management in the Industrial workplace may not be as important as personal time management, but still plays a big role for the workers. Several of different tests have been done on these big industrial time managements and have shown that they are progressing through more and more each day. Which in turn helps the companies production rate increase. Time management is a great learning aspect to have and contain throughout your life’s experience. The more you practice the more you will be able to accomplish in
In order to effectively manage the time, I should know how I spend my time. I maintained a time log recording the activities for every thirty minutes for a week and evaluated the results by asking myself if I did everything that was needed. I determined the task that required more time and time of the day I was more productive and analyzed where most of my time was devoted, identifying these helped me determine to plan realistically and estimate how much time is available for other activities.
The problem of time management can be said to be universal not only affecting students but also other people in careers. This problem is seen to transition from a person’s life from different cadres of his or her engagement specifically from home, school and at work. It is also a problem that is internal and not external.
Prioritizing my time is a task that I need to work on, turning things on time and keeping up to date with assignments is difficult. I usually procrastinate and leave things for the last-minute, and causes my work to be less effective than what I can carry out. Studying for tests is a struggle, because I get distracted easily and get frustrated with all the amount of work ,so I leave the work for later. Some management strategies I will use, are breaking up large project into pieces and when I have a difficult time getting started I will do the easiest task first. I prioritize my life with most important to least important. I give the most concern and time to people who are important and events that I know are more influential to my life. Personal issues negatively impact me and I ignore the problems but It also brings more problems because I don’t resolve the problem at the moment.
Dr. Seuss once said, “How did it get so late so soon?” In all reality Dr. Seuss was onto something because many people are incapable of keeping track of time. It should be well known that in this day and age, something that many people have problems with is time. Whether it’s having too much time on their hands to not having quite enough, time is a hard thing to manage and keep up with. Many people know that albeit, they still are unable of keeping track of it. One of the most stressful things is keeping track of time though there are some people that are spectacular at keeping up with the time such as bull riders and doctors that are operating on a patient. Being able to keep track of time and manage it well is essential to being successful. To manage time properly, it is important to start projects earlier, sleep in less and use a watch or timer.
There are many “stealers of time” or time management issues, that I will probably have to contend with, during my Access to HE course and beyond into degree work, and ultimately any career I choose to enter. Indeed, all aspects of life require us to effectively manage or organise ourselves according to what we want to achieve in a given amount of time.
College is a world of new and different experiences. The most important thing to remember while in college is that you are a “college student” you’re not just here for the ride. This is a place where your responsibility is at a new height. There’s no one here telling you when to go to bed, eat, take a shower or do your homework. This is the type of freedom every young adult dreams of after being in a house of rules for eighteen years. But the downside to having this freedom is we have to adjust how we’d normally handle our day to day operations. The key to college success is time management; the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.
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