Transcript Basic Study Time Management Strategies

Dr. David Ross
CLC Counseling Center
Faithfully use a planner and/or
calendar.
 Can be either paper or electronic.
 “Week at a Glance” styles tend to be the best.
 Always have the planner in class and when you study.
Learn to use multiple levels of
planners.
 Semester or monthly calendars.
 Week at a Glance planner.
 Daily “to do” list.
Semester or Monthly Calendar.
 List significant personal events like days off, vacations,
family plans.
 Have due dates for papers and projects.
 List test dates.
Week at a Glance Planner
 Always with you at school and study.
 Specific assignments for the week: pages, chapters, etc.
 Try to plan ahead at least a week.
Daily “To Do” List
 Transfer items from your planner, but with more
detail.
 Look at it when you start your study day.
 Re-write it for the next day when you finish study.
 List both items that you must do that day, and what
you would like to do that day.
 Post it in a prominent location.
Reward yourself when you
complete tasks.
 Cross things off your “to do” list, then reward yourself.
 Soon just crossing things off the list becomes
rewarding.
Carefully review all course syllabi.
 Take items from your syllabus and enter them on your
planner.
 Especially note test dates and assignment due dates.
Break down major assignments.
 Take major assignments, like papers, and write down
all the steps needed to finish.
 Write each of those steps on a date in your planner.
Review other commitments in your
life.
 School is very time consuming and is hard to add on
top of a busy life schedule.
 Are there any personal commitments you can reduce
or eliminate while you are in school?
 Are there any personal commitments that can be
postponed until the end of the term?
 Hold a family meeting to discuss potential changes or
adjustments in responsibilities.
 Consider reducing working hours during the busiest
parts of the semester.