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Habit #3 Put First Things First. How well do you manage your time?. Time Quadrants . there’s not enough time in the day? It should be restated, “There’s not enough organized time in the day.”. Have You Ever Heard…. Set realistic goals Just start
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Habit #3 Put First Things First
there’s not enough time in the day? • It should be restated, “There’s not enough organized time in the day.” Have You Ever Heard…
Set realistic goals • Just start • Do school work when your energy level is at its highest • Break large tasks into smaller ones • Work for realistic periods of time • Avoid study marathons (like all-nighters) • Create an effective place to do your school work • Allow extra time for unexpected things • Schedule time for yourself • Do the most difficult tasks first (eat your veggies before dessert) • Reward yourself when you have finished tasks on time. Ways to Avoid Procrastination
What Do Teens Spend Their Time Doing? • Over a third of teens hold part-time jobs, working about 2 ½ hours day • The average American teen spends almost 3 ½ hours a day watching television. (American Psychological Association, 1993)
What Do Teens Spend Their Time Doing? • Teens spend about 1 ½ hours a day with friends doing social activities outside of school. • Teens spend about 1 hour a day talking to friends via technology like the telephone, email, IM or text messaging. • (Pew Internet & American Life Project 2005)
What Do Teens Spend Their Time Doing? • Male teens spend about 2 hours a day playing video games. • Females spend about 30 minutes a day playing video games. • (Jack Myers Media Business Report, 2007)
What Do Teens Spend Their Time Doing? • Nearly three-quarters of teens spend 2-3 hours or more per day listening to or downloading music.
Do the Math • Work 2.5 hours per day • T.V. 3.5 hours per day • Social Activities 1.5 hours per day • Talking 1 hour per day • Video Games 2 hours per day (boys) • Music 2 + hours per day • In School 7 + hours • Homework 1 + hours • Sleep + 7 hours _____________________ • 27.5 hours per day
You can’t fit everything into an unorganized suitcase • You can fit everything into an organized suitcase How is Your Day Like a Suitcase?
You can’t find important things in an unorganized closet • You can find important things in an organized closet How is Your Day Like a Closet?
Your Day is Like a Jar Full of Rocks, Sand…. Sand fills in the cracks.
Your Day is Like a Jar Full of Rocks, Sand, and Water Water fills what's left.
Rocks represent “things that have to be done.” = School = Job = Chores = Sleep = Eating
Sand represents “enjoyable activities” that fill our time. = Texting = Social Activities = T.V.
Water represents time that is wasted. = Driving = Waiting in line = Daydreaming
Read about time management on pages 106-116 in the book entitled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey. • Take down one page of Cornell notes. Silent Reading