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UTPA Counseling and Psychological Services University Center 109 381-2574 counseling@utpa

TIME MANAGEMENT. UTPA Counseling and Psychological Services University Center 109 381-2574 counseling@utpa.edu. Steps to Take to Make Better Use of Your Time. 1. Prioritize What is most important FOR YOU?. Steps to Take to Make Better Use of Your Time. 2. Plan

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  1. TIME MANAGEMENT UTPA Counseling and Psychological ServicesUniversity Center 109381-2574counseling@utpa.edu

  2. Steps to Take to Make Better Use of Your Time • 1. Prioritize • What is most important FOR YOU?

  3. Steps to Take to Make Better Use of Your Time • 2. Plan • What are your short and long term goals? • Deadlines?

  4. Steps to Take to Make Better Use of Your Time • 3. Manage Time • Identify current use of time • Match with priority list and goals • Adjust accordingly

  5. Choosing Priorities (Current) • Make a list of THREE things that are most important for you to do during a typical day (apart from eating, sleeping, or hygiene)

  6. Choosing Priorities (Future) • Make a list of THREE things that are most important for you to have achieved in 5 years time • Examples: graduate from college, get married, travel to Antarctica, meet up with a long-lost friend, earn driver’s license, write a book, become a teacher, join a missionary

  7. Choosing Priorities (Combined) How may your current priorities help or hinder your way in reaching future priorities? Compare lists.

  8. Priorities into ACTION • Translate future priorities into long-term goals • E.g.: “I will graduate college in 4 years “I will become an airline pilot in 8 years” “I will decide on a career in 6 months”

  9. Priorities into ACTION • Short-term goals: Important steps to achieve a long-term goal • LTG: “I will graduate college in 4 years” • STGs: “I will decide on a major” “I will find out what courses I need to take” “I will develop my course schedule plan” “I will get at least “C’s” in my courses”

  10. Priorities into ACTION • Set deadlines or estimated completion times for short-term goals: “I will decide on a major in a month” “Then, I will find out what courses I need to take in a week” “Then, I will develop my course schedule plan in a week”

  11. Goal Setting Guidelines SMART • Specific • Measureable • Attainable • Rewarding • Timely

  12. Planning Your Time • Get a calendar or planner • Create your monthly and weekly schedules • Create your daily schedule

  13. How to Schedule • First, mark all fixed commitments • Mark deadlines for short-term goals • Make a daily list of activities (“to do list”) • Ensure that list reflects priorities

  14. HIST 2313 HIST 2313 HIST 2313 MATH 1334 MATH 1334 SPAN 1303 SPAN 1303 SPAN 1303 STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDYSTUDY STUDYSTUDYSTUDY STUDYSTUDYSTUDY STUDYSTUDYSTUDY STUDYSTUDYSTUDY WORK 12-5 P.M. . . . . . . . PSY 1310 ENG 1301 PSY 1310 ENG 1301 PSY 1310 WORK 3-7 P.M. . . . . . WORK 3-7 P.M. . . . . . WORK 3-7 P.M. . . . . . WORK 3-7 P.M. . . . . . WORK 3-7 P.M. . . . . . STUDYSTUDYSTUDY STUDYSTUDYSTUDY STUDYSTUDYSTUDY STUDYSTUDYSTUDY STUDYSTUDYSTUDY

  15. Time Management Enemies • Perfectionism • Procrastination • Confusion • Fear

  16. Time Management Tips • Schedule studying same time each day • Categorize priority list into high, medium, and low importance • Do the high importance activity, or most difficult activity, first • Make productive use of free time • Set aside extra time for the unexpected

  17. Time Management Tips • Set reasonable time aside for breaks, relaxation, exercise, reflection, and leisure everyday • Eat, sleep, and exercise well and regularly! • Learn to say “no” to unnecessary commitments, unless you truly have time • Reward self for goals achieved, or planned schedules followed

  18. Time Management Tips • Divide larger tasks into smaller ones • Periodically revise task list, schedule, or priorities if things are not working • Avoid the time bandits • Seek help from others

  19. Time Bandits • Oversleeping • TV, videogames, Netsurfing, leisure reading • Phone, text, or internet chatting • Cleaning, organizing “stuff” • “hanging out” Keep the above at a minimum unless they are part of your priorities

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