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Time Management AcCESS Program at FAU. Angel Nevin Abdula Newman Nick Ritchie. Why Time Management?. Reduces stress and anxiety Helps prevent procrastination Essential to success in all aspects of life.
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Time ManagementAcCESS Program at FAU • Angel Nevin • Abdula Newman • Nick Ritchie
Why Time Management? • Reduces stress and anxiety • Helps prevent procrastination • Essential to success in all aspects of life “43% of Americans categorize themselves as disorganized, and 21% have missed vital work deadlines. Nearly half say disorganization causes them to work late at least 2 times each week.” Jane Von Bergen, "So many reasons to neaten up...", Boston Globe 3/12/2006Esselte survey, David Lewis “Most people actually use 60% or less of available work time. When more than 38,000 people in 200 countries were queried about individual productivity, it showed that even though they were physically at work five days a week, they were only productively using three days.” Microsoft Survey, March 15, 2005
Technology and Time Management • Ease of accessibility • Allows you to edit and prioritize events, assignments, etc. • Automated reminders to various sources (i.e. phone, laptop) 15% of Americans say they are addicted to email.59% of those using portable devices check email as it arrives.43% of users sleep near their email unit to hear incoming messages.40% consider email accessibility when they plan a trip.83% check their email once a day while on vacation.43% check their email first thing every morning. AOL, Opinion Research Corp., study 7/26/2007 “At home, people consume 12 hours of media a day on average. That compares with 5 hours in 1960.” Richtel, Matt. (June 20, 2010). "Hooked on Gadgets and Paying a Price. New York Times.
Activity Create a Yearly Event Create a weekly Event Choose a weekly meeting, date, menu item, tv show, etc. Be sure to set this to repeat every week. Choose a fun color! • Choose your birthday, Anniversary or any other day that is important to you. • Be sure to set this to ‘repeat’ every year. • Choose a fun color!
Academic Dates to Remember • For the most up-to-date information, use the following link: http://www.fau.edu/registrar/acadcal.php • Document ALL dates, even if you don’t think you’ll ever need them (maybe you’ll meet a special someone who needs the information…)! • Be sure to note the following: • Fee payment dates • Withdrawal dates • Add/Drop period • University Holidays
Thank you for participating in our Time Management Workshop! Please go to http://tinyurl.com/d89asxz to fill out a short survey about our workshop. For permission to use this presentation, please email access@fau.edu