Transcript CC_FP_Chapter_4

Chapter 4: Managing Your Time
and Energy
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You’re About to Discover…
• Why time management alone doesn’t work
• How time management differs from energy
management
• How to calculate your study hours
• How to schedule your way to success
• How the P word can derail you
• How to realistically balance work, school,
and personal life
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Time Management Isn’t Enough
TIME
ENERGY
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ATTENTION
Academic Time Management Tips
 Have a plan for your study session and set time limits.
 Pay attention to what gets you off track.
 Turn off your phone!
 Keep track of what derails you.
 Take two minutes to organize your workspace first.
 Make sure your study group members are clear about tasks.
 Learn to say no.
 Focus.
 Slow down.
 Don’t make a habit of putting
other people’s priorities first.
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Chapter Activity
p. 83+
Energy, Our Most Precious Resource
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Physical
Emotional
Mental
Spiritual
The Dynamics of Energy
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p. 81
Get Physically Energized
1. Go With the Flow.
Pay attention to your body’s natural rhythms.
2. Up and at ‘em.
Know how much sleep you need.
3. Sleep at Night,
Study During the Day.
Avoid burning the midnight oil.
4. “Prime the Pump.”
Stay away from junk food.
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Get Emotionally Connected
1. Communicate Like it Matters.
• Productive communication with people you care about
replenishes energy.
2. Choose How You Renew.
• Use engaging activities to renew your emotional energy.
3. Let Others Renew You.
• Find joy in simple pleasures.
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How Much is Enough?
Credit hours for less demanding classes:
_____ X 2 hours = _____ hours
Credit hours for typical/average classes:
_____ X 3 hours = _____ hours
Credit hours for more challenging classes: _____ X 4 hours = _____ hours
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Chapter Activity
p. 86
Schedule Your Way To Success
Fill Out a “Term on a Page” Calendar.
Invest in a Planner.
Transfer Important Dates.
Set Intermediate Deadlines.
STEP 5: Schedule Fixed Activities
for the Entire Term.
STEP 6: Check for Schedule
Conflicts.
STEP 7: Schedule Flextime.
STEP 8: Monitor Your Schedule
“Take care of your minutes, and the
Every Day.
hours will take care of themselves.”
STEP 1:
STEP 2:
STEP 3:
STEP 4:
Lord Chesterfield, British statesman
and diplomat
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Chapter Exercise
p. 87
Prioritize, Prioritize, Prioritize!!
Important and Urgent:
“A” Priorities
Important, but Not Urgent:
“B” Priorities
Not Important, but Urgent:
“C” Priorities
Not Important and Not Urgent:
Scratch these off your list!
A = must get this done; highest priority
B = very important, but not absolutely necessary
C = would be nice to get done this week, but not necessary
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Chapter Exercise
p. 91+
Who’s In Control?
1. Things you think you can’t control, and you can’t:
__________________________________________
2. Things you think you can’t control, but you can:
_________________________________________________________
3. Things you think you can control, but you can’t:
_________________________________________________________
4. Things you think you can control, but you don’t:
_________________________________________________________
5. Things you think you can control, and you can:
_________________________________________________________
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The P Word: 10 Ways to Kick the Habit
1. Keep track (of your excuses).
2. Break down.
3. Trick yourself.
4. Resolve issues.
5. Get real.
6. Think positively.
7. Make a deal with yourself.
8. Overcome fear.
9. Get tough.
10. Acknowledge accomplishment.
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Control Your Learning
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p. 96
Don’t Just Juggle: Manage
1. Alternating: Separate concentrated doses of equally
important activities.
2. Outsourcing: Have others take care of non-essential
activities.
3. Bundling: Do two important activities at once,
like exercising and socializing.
4. Techflexing: Use technology to give
you more flexibility.
5. Simplifying: Prioritize and eliminate
unnecessary activities.
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VARK Activity
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Exercise 4.3, p. 99
Chapter 4: Exercises and Activities
Chapter Activity
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C R: How Did You Spend Your Time
Yesterday?
Chapter Exercise
p. 87
Term On a Page
Chapter Exercise
p. 91+
So Much to Do – So Little Time
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R: Where Did the Time Go?
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Focus TV: Time Management
Insight Action
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Where Did the Time Go?
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How Did You Spend Your
Time Yesterday?
p. 86
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Term On a Page
Exercise 4.1, p. 87
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So Much to Do – So Little Time
Exercise 4.2, p. 91+
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Insight  Action
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p. 83
p. 91
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Insight  Action
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p. 99+
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Chapter 4 Audio Summary
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FOCUS TV Discussion Questions
1. FOCUS correspondent, Kara Klenk, begins this episode of FOCUS TV
by saying that “It wasn’t long ago that times were simpler.” What does
she mean, exactly? Is she right?
2. Do you ever feel as if you’re “juggling,” like Derek Johnson in FOCUS?
What aspects of your life fit that description?
3. Students interviewed in this episode comment that they manage time by
not sleeping, waiting until the very last minute, or more productively, by
using their planners, PDAs, or cell phones. How do you manage time—
or do you find time to be unmanageable?
4. According to interviewee Brianna Gordon, a time management expert,
what is more important than which tool you use to manage your time?
Do you agree?
5. Many people spend so much time worrying about all they have to do that
they end up wasting valuable time worrying. Time management, Kara
says, is all about making good choices. Make the commitment, using
whichever tool you prefer, and then just “do it.” Will you commit to taking
her advice this week? If so, identify how.
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