Time Management 101

What are we learning today?

• What is time management?
• Why does it matter?
• How do we do it?

What is time management?

• We can’t actually manage time. We can’t create it, reduce it or manipulate its passage. Time mgmt = how we manage ourselves in relation to time.
• The thoughts, priorities and goals we choose for ourselves determine what we do with our time --> feeling in control of time vs. feeling controlled BY time

Why does it matter?

How do we do it?

• Awareness of buckets + tasks
• Buckets - overall balance, 168 hrs/wk (school, family, friends, etc.)
• Common tasks + how long they take (what tasks lead to a good essay? How do long do these tasks take for short vs. long paper? test taking in timed setting) --> internal frame of reference = better decisions = better outcomes for YOU!

What does this look like?

• Calendar set up --> academics, ECs, personal, social; live set up now, refer to W2 trainings in future
• Events vs. tasks vs. reminders
• Consistent use

FAQ's

• Hard copy vs. online
• How often do I need to use my calendar?
• How can I remember to do it?
• Other questions??

Wrap up

• What is time mgmt?
• Why does it matter?
• How do we do it?
• You are a time manager - what do you want out of it?