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 texting, checking social media, and scrolling on your 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

Campus Support – Visit the Academic Resource HUB
Blog – Don’t Delay: Understating Procrastination and How to Achieve Our Goals
Podcast – Enhancing Focus and Improving Productivity
Blog – How to Succeed at College
Book – Four Thousand Weeks- Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman