Tips for Time Management and Dealing with Deadlines

Feeling the pressure of your looming deadlines? 🤯
How do you manage your time?
Here are a few suggestions on how to stay sane and plan your time wisely during deadline season!

Setting goals & prioritising urgent tasks

Be it revising for exams or dealing with coursework, it can be really overwhelming thinking about all the things you need to get done before a deadline!😵 I find that setting small goals and prioritising the most urgent tasks first helps me to be more productive and focus better throughout the week. I usually create a list of all the things I need to do before categorising them according to urgency. I then assign each task into a daily or weekly To-Do lists according to importance and deadline. This can even include mundane chores or admin tasks that are easy to achieve throughout the week. 🤗

Use a Digital Planner and break it down!

How much time do you need for a particular assignment?
Using a digital planner like google calendar, I like to break down each assignment and plan it backwards to give myself sufficient time to complete it :smile:

For example, if I'm tackling a long essay assignment, I would note down the deadlines on the calendar and slowly work out which weeks I need to be focusing on doing research, reading papers and writing my assignment. This helps me break down and block out time for different tasks without having to stress about all the things I need to do at the same time.

Be Realistic About What You Can Achieve

Don’t overload your schedule. It's important to set achievable goals and give yourself enough time for each task. It’s better to do a few things well than to rush through everything all a once. The best way to avoid stress is to start early and avoid last minute cramming! 🤭

I hope this helps :smile: