Transcript The Pie of Life

Chapter Three
Managing
Your Time
The Pie of Life
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Four Types of Time-Management
Schedules - Term Schedule
Provides you with an overview of important due dates
and special events in the entire term.
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Four Types of Time-Management
Schedules - Weekly Schedule
Provides you
with a plan for
the week that
reserves time
to accomplish
school, work, and
leisure activities.
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Four Types of Time-Management
Schedules - Daily Schedule
Provides you with
a quick reference
list of time blocks
and specific tasks
for the day.
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Four Types of Time-Management
Schedules - Task Schedule
Provides you with
goals to achieve
during a specific
block of time.
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Goals of Time Management
• Aim for balance
– What is meant by balance?
– How will you know when your time-management
schedule has “balance”?
• Include time for your goals
– What is important to you in your life. If it is important, it
deserves some time.
– What goals would you like to include in your schedule
every week?
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Goals of Time Management (cont’d)
• Establish good health habits
– What does the phrase “good health habits” mean to you?
– How much time do you take each day for meals?
– What is the value of setting aside a “meal time” instead of
“eating on the run”?
– How does nutrition affect your body and mind?
– What type of exercise do you enjoy? How often do you
exercise?
– How many hours of sleep are essential for you to function
properly?
– How many hours a night do you sleep?
– Is there really such a thing as “too much sleep”?
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Goals of Time Management (cont’d)
• Create strong patterns in your schedule
– What kinds of patterns could you try to include in your
schedule?
– What is the value of having patterns instead of having each
day be different?
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Create a Weekly Time-Management
Schedule
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Study Schedule Guidelines
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Use the 2:1 ration for classes
Label each study block to indicate which class you intend to
study for during that time
Use 50 minute study blocks with 10 minute breaks
Have at least one study block every day of the week
Use distributed practice by studying each subject several days
throughout the week
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Study Schedule Guidelines (cont’d)
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Avoid marathon studying
Study during your alert times of the day
Study your hardest or least-liked subjects first
Study right before a discussion class, or right after a lecture or
math class if possible.
Create study schedule patterns.
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Weekly Time-Management Schedule