{"id":282,"date":"2024-03-11T16:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ic\/wordpress\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:19:00","slug":"time-management-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ic\/wordpress\/time-management-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Management Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Always use:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A calendar<\/li>\n<li>A to-do list<\/li>\n<li>A master schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Building Your Master Schedule<\/h2>\n<h3>On a blank master schedule:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Write &quot;Class&quot; (e.g. ESS 101) in all the time blocks that you spend attending classes, labs, study groups, or workshops.<\/li>\n<li>Write &quot;Work&quot; in the appropriate time blocks.<\/li>\n<li>Write &quot;Trans&quot; in those portions of the time blocks in which you travel to and from campus and to and from work.<\/li>\n<li>Block off with an X realistic amounts of time for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.<\/li>\n<li>Block off and write F-H in blocks of time committed to inflexible family\/household responsibilities or personal care. (e.g., laundry, pick up sister, cook, shower).<\/li>\n<li>The empty time blocks are those available for study time and leisure activities. Always schedule study time before you schedule leisure time.<\/li>\n<li>Block off 2-3 hours of study time for every credit you are taking. (e.g., if you are taking 15 credits, you will block off 30-45 hours of study time.)<\/li>\n<li>Try to keep study hours as close to corporate hours as possible: 8am &#8211; 5pm.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, any leftover hours are your own to do with as you please. Reward yourself for your efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t overdo it<\/li>\n<li>Keep your schedule realistic<\/li>\n<li>Set priorities<\/li>\n<li>Be flexible and allow for trade-offs<\/li>\n<li>Remember to allow for more time during midterms and finals<\/li>\n<li>Study some everyday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>After oneweek, evaluate your master schedule. Ask the following questions:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Did you over or underestimate the amount of time you needed for each course?<\/li>\n<li>Did you find some conflicts? Can they be resolved?<\/li>\n<li>Did you find some scheduled study time inconvenient? Can they be rearranged?<\/li>\n<li>Did it help you get more work done?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ideas for Managing Your Time<\/h2>\n<h3>Establish a routine.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Treat study time as if it were your job<\/li>\n<li>Choose a practical time when you are alert<\/li>\n<li>Pick a quiet place free from other distractions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Set goals &#8211; what do you want to learn?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Are they specific and measurable?<\/li>\n<li>Are they challenging and realistic?<\/li>\n<li>Do they have a beginning and a finishing date?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Stay attuned to notes, lectures, text.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Look at your lecture notes for what was stressed<\/li>\n<li>Remember questions the teacher asked<\/li>\n<li>Read subheadings of text or discussion questions at the end of the chapter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Start all assignments.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a time table<\/li>\n<li>Do most difficult and boring subjects first<\/li>\n<li>Schedule according to due date<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize your work<\/li>\n<li>Visualize large projects as a series of small steps<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize your assignments<\/li>\n<li>Devise a schedule: &frac12; &#8211; 3 hours for each hour of class<\/li>\n<li>Alternate activities: reading-writing-reading-writing, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Study 50 minutes, take a 10 minute break<\/li>\n<li>Do not schedule more than 3 hours study time in a row without a break. This is true: Studying long = studying wrong!<\/li>\n<li>Schedule specific tasks<\/li>\n<li>Use last &frac12; hour for review and memorizing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Studying for exams &#8211; one week before exam.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Reserve 1 hour for review for each chapter covered<\/li>\n<li>Reserve 1 hour review for every 1-2 lectures<\/li>\n<li>Add an additional hour for homework review<\/li>\n<li>Study some every day<\/li>\n<li>Save some &quot;insurance time&quot; for extra studying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Analyze your time.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To change, you must understand how you use your time<\/li>\n<li>Decide how you want to use your time in the future<\/li>\n<li>If study time were your job, would you get a raise, or be fired?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Studying on the run.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Write main points of a lecture or chapter on master summary sheet or note cards<\/li>\n<li>Keep master summary sheet or note cards handy so you can study in the car (when someone else is driving!), on the bus, between classes, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Tape record main points and listen to them in the car, or while jogging\/walking, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Outside activities.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t spread yourself too thin<\/li>\n<li>Have a good balance<\/li>\n<li>Use your most alert time for studying and use down time for TV, laundry, visiting, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"hideprint\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"javascript:history.go(-1);\">Back<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always use: A calendar A to-do list A master schedule Building Your Master Schedule On a blank master schedule: Write &quot;Class&quot; (e.g. ESS 101) in all the time blocks that you spend attending classes, labs, study groups, or workshops. Write &quot;Work&quot; in the appropriate time blocks. Write &quot;Trans&quot; in those portions of the time blocks in which you travel to and from campus and to and from work. 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