Students’ success achieved through time management

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Time management is important to students striving for success

Managing time is crucial if you want to achieve success not only in the classroom, but in your job, relationships with family and friends, and involvement in other interests. For optimal success, try adopting some of these time management strategies:

• Make time management a priority. Organize and review your schedule weekly, prioritizing the tasks that must be accomplished. Schedule highpriority items first, they fill in with lower-priority tasks. Good planning is the key to good results.

• Don’t over schedule. Your plans for each week should be a guide, not an “ironclad contract.”

• Understand assignments and when they are due. Write down deadlines for each assignment, big and small, and break longer-term projects into smaller tasks with their own deadlines to help avoid procrastination.

• Develop a schedule and stick to it. Figure out what time of day works best for you – are you a morning person or someone who has more energy in the evening? – and try to use that to your advantage. Don’t be afraid to map out a daily or weekly to-do list if that helps.

• Learn to say “no.” Your time is valuable, and you’re the one who needs to make sure you have the time you need to accomplish your goals. Sometimes that means saying “no.”

• Set time limits. Allotting a specific amount of time on assignmentrelated tasks will help keep you on track; however, do the same for other reoccurring tasks (cleaning your dorm room, grocery shopping, running weekend errands) to better manage your time.

• Minimize distractions. That may mean you don’t need to study at the coffee shop because of the noise and people around you. Or you may need to find someplace other than your dorm room because of the temptation of video games, music, visiting with friends, etc. Determine what works best for you and structure your study environment accordingly.

• Use technology wisely. When you log on to access reading materials, do research or tackle other classroom-related tasks, avoid getting sucked into web surfing or social media use. Maintain your focus on the task at hand. Turn off your phone if you need to.

• Schedule rewards for completing tasks. Life doesn’t have to be all work and no play. Plan time for breaks – time with friends and family, working out or whatever fun activities you enjoy. If you don’t, you risk burning out.

Sources: https://www. depts.ttu.edu/scc/Virtual_Library/time_management_primary.php and https://www.snhu. edu/about-us/newsroom/2020/01/time-management-strategies