Time management
Do you always get the assignments in but only with last-minute stress? Do you always lack time to complete a task, say, revising a topic for a test? And do you plan to do something? Here, I will share some time management skills to you and hope you can have a good management for your future life.
There are totally 'SEVEN' items to time management skills, which are planning, pattern of delaying, tackling the situation, controlling interruptions, organizing your working- environment and studying relaxed.
For planning, first of all, before you do your assignments, you have to identify the goal, which can provide an aspect for you. Then, you should divide the job into management small tasks .At the same time, state the purpose of each small task and its expected outcome. When you divide your job, you have to calculate a time within your planning. After that, you have a most importance thing to do, that is getting down to work.
Pattern of delaying: there are some types of tasks people are not willing to do, such as tasks you do not like, you see as difficult, which requires a lot of resources and it seems ill defined. Also, there are some excuses, for example 'I can always do it later’, 'I do not know where to start and so I may waste my time' or 'I have got better things to do’. At last, the results are 'The work is still here’, 'you miss the deadline' or 'you complete it in a panic.
For tackling the situation: you make a brief note to remind yourself of the next stage and how long this should take when you find it hard to concentrate on your work. While something more attractive is immediately available, you should remind yourself of the importance of your study task, remove the alternative attractions, (the newspaper, computer games, etc) study in a place and promise yourself the attraction when you have finished the task. If you are bored with the work, you also need to keep several tasks running in parallel; at least one of the tasks should be at a stage that interests you and reminds yourself of the positive reasons for getting the work done.Moreover, if the task seems too difficult, you have to work out exactly where the difficulty lies; ask for help, remind yourself of other times when you have succeeded; this should boost your confidence in your ability and release energy.
Controlling interruptions: here are some suggestions you may try: Firstly, you can close the door and will not answer anyone if you are working. Secondly, you can work in another place, out of the way, where no one knows who you are. Thirdly, if you are interrupted, you look at your watch and give a maximum of ten minutes to have a break from work.
Organizing your working environment: it is extremely important to have a good working environment for work, because which can let you feel relaxed during you work and let you do the work smoothly. There are some suggestions for the ideal room. For example, peace and quiet when you need it, nature light, with good general additional lighting, a comfortable chair in which you read and relax, etc. If you are doing paper work, you should always ask for yourself, ‘Do I keep together all the papers relating to one activity or assignment? ‘, ‘Have I reviewed my methods for storing and classifying notes and regularly check the order of papers in your files.
Last but not least, you should study and relax. If you cannot read on the bus, you may use travel time to think how you will do your assignments. You may plan your studying while you are doing something less demanding. When traveling by car, you can play audiocassettes or CDs of programmers related to study.
Everybody is confined in a day of 24hours only, but we can manage time well. Planning is definitely a good strategy. However, there are always distractions that might cause your planning resulting in a mess! For those ideas of good time management, you may think it is very easy, but which is what you have never thought of.
In the past, you do not know how to manage your time, it does not a matter, and you can do it from today. You do not need to think that you are too late unless you are still waiting, because you are still living in the world. I hope those time management skills can help you to save your valuable time.
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