TIPS FOR MANAGING YOUR TIME
- Create a semester calendar outlining your academic assignments and other events.
- Create a daily to-do list, making sure you do the following:
- Set priorities and distinguish between what you “must” do, “should” do, and “could” do; and
- Break large tasks into manageable chunks.
- Use your waiting time between classes, appointments, and other activities.
- Address issues with overscheduling and learn to say no.
- Be aware of procrastination and distractions by monitoring the time you spend emailing, texting, and talking on the phone.
- Become aware of your body’s rhythm and work with it.
- Study difficult and less engaging material first when you’re less fatigued and more alert.
- Take study breaks to keep from becoming bored or distracted, but make sure breaks remain short—no longer than five minutes.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Visit the Academic Resource HUB
Don’t Delay: Understating Procrastination and How to Achieve Our Goals
How to Succeed at College
Four Thousand Weeks- Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman