Time management at university

TIME MANAGEMENT AT UNIVERSITY

Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in an apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present, into the future.

The key to it all is to impose a structure on your working time by dividing it up. This works at several levels: from the overall structure of a semester down to planning how to organise a particular week or even particular free hour.

Managing time at a university and beyond. It’s important that you develop effective strategies for managing your time to balance the conflicting demands of time for study, leisure, earning money and jobhunting. Time management skills are valuable in jobhunting, but also many other aspects of life: from revising for examination to working in a vacation job.

How to organise your time: Sitting down to plan your work in detail may seem like a waste of time. However, taking the time to organise makes your studying more effective: •You become more productive. •The quality of your work improves. •You build your confidence as a student, and enjoy the work more. •You enjoy your leisure time more

Time tips: •Count all your time as time to be used and make every attempt to get satisfaction out of every moment. •Find something to enjoy in whatever you do. •Try to be an optimist and seek out the good in your life. •Find ways to build on your successes. •Always keep those long term goals in mind. •Put up reminders in your home or office about your goals. •do first things first. •Be sure and set deadlines for yourself whenever possible. •Concentrate one thing at a time. •Ask for advice when needed

Use a year-planner, e.g. a wall chart or the thing you find in the inside cover of a diary. Make sure you’ve marked the following: •beginning and end of the semester. •The dates of exams period. •the numbering of each week in the semester