Time management/planning

I was just wondering about any tips for the time management - I wouldn't say I'm struggling but I like to find out what works for others and see if I can improve my own ways :smile:

Thank you!

Reply 1

Bookworm524

Write a timetable and hang it on your wall. It's mostly about motivation though -- think at this time I'm going to do this, then this, then this etc. I like planning my day in my head

Reply 2

Liamyyy2

Original post by xxcaitlinrose

I was just wondering about any tips for the time management - I wouldn't say I'm struggling but I like to find out what works for others and see if I can improve my own ways :smile:

Thank you!

I'm sure you can manage your time, but the hard thing is to commit to the schedule you created.
Remember your priorities and work along with that.

Reply 3

cheadle

I'm a big fan of those giant wall calendars - you plot out all of your commitments (academic, holidays, birthdays, family commitments, work). The key thing is to always be at least two weeks ahead of any assessment deadline so that you're not doing stuff last minute. Identifying log-jams ahead of time is essential (eg a week when two assessments are due AND it's your birthday).

Reply 4

Mara1680

Original post by xxcaitlinrose

I was just wondering about any tips for the time management - I wouldn't say I'm struggling but I like to find out what works for others and see if I can improve my own ways :smile:

Thank you!

If you're anything like me write everything down. I can't stress this enough. If I have more than like 3 tasks to keep track of, the chances I'll actually get it all done, let alone on time, decrease drastically. I use Microsoft to do list. It lets you create multiple lists (so you can group things like uni, chores, work etc.). The tasks can but don't have to have a deadline. Most of mine don't but I always make sure to regularly put the most important ones at the top of the list, and least important ones at the bottom. Keeping track of what you've done and what's left helps with understanding how much time you should sacrifice for different things and how urgent they are. If you're a more visual person using an Eisenhower matrix can help with that. It works on the principle of categorizing tasks by whether or not they are important and urgent so you know what to prioritize.

Reply 5

czqiang

Original post by xxcaitlinrose

I was just wondering about any tips for the time management - I wouldn't say I'm struggling but I like to find out what works for others and see if I can improve my own ways :smile:

Thank you!

Priority management
Use the Eisenhower Matrix to classify tasks: Urgent and important: deal with it immediately. Important but not urgent: Plan accomplished. Urgent but not important: delegate as much as possible. Not important or urgent: consider deleting it.