3 Time Management
Managing time effectively is essential to your success as a student. There are a few reasons why time management takes deliberate planning and effort:
- Managing school and other priorities can be difficult, especially when so many things are important and require your time and attention.
- Post-secondary education is demanding. The student role might be unfamiliar. If you are new to college or university, you may have to learn how to structure your time for optimal learning.
- For students who have recently completed high school, this may be the first time you have had to set your own schedule and keep track of things that need to be done.
- Students who have been out of school for a while may find the transition into college or university challenging.
- Even if you have been in school for a while, you may have habits that are less than optimal. This could include studying for long hours and getting burned out with the demands of schoolwork, spending too much time on other things and feeling rushed to deal with school, procrastination, or other time management habits.
- Even if you’re doing okay with managing your time, there may be some additional tips and tricks that can help you be even more efficient.
Time Management for Therapy Assistant Students
Video: Prioritizing (3:00)
Video: Scheduling (4:24)
Video: Regular Schoolwork Schedule (2:49)
Video: Regular Group Study Sessions (0:34)
Video: Alternate Tasks (1:15)
Video: Eliminate Distractions (2:34)
Video: Be Resilient (1:22)
Video: Time Management – Make It Happen (4:03)
Additional Resources: Time Management
Brian Christian. (2018, January 2). How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines)—Brian Christian [YouTube Video].
Practical Application: Time Management
- Make a list of priorities for today, this week, and this month.
- What factors make it hardest for you to manage your time? Examples: procrastination, balancing school and other demands, relationships, etc.
- How can you handle the factors above so that you can manage your time most effectively? List at least one strategy for every factor identified.
- Create a schedule for the next 7 days. Make sure to schedule downtime, too! You can use a paper schedule, online calendar, or other tool, but make sure you end up with a concrete, visible schedule – not just something in your head.
- Identify at least one resource or habit that you think will help you manage your time more efficiently, and describe how to integrate this into your life starting today. Examples: productivity timer, study tools such as https://www.mystudylife.com/, setting up your own office space, etc.
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