Time management skills and techniques for students

Time management

In our school or college curriculum, time management is not on top of the list which is one of the basics skill for success. Time management is not peripheral skill, actually it is the most important skill for your success not during your studies but also in the future. Time management means the practice of using available time in a effective way to achieve your dream. Everyone got 24 hours a day, but few students are more successful due to proper time management.

 *In* *short* , If you loose money, you might get a chance to make it back; but wasted time is irreplaceable.

🔴 *Benefits* *of* *time* *management* 

❇️ More time

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If you are able to manage time in a proper way, it increases effectiveness, efficiency and productivity.

❇️ More opportunity

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Students who practice good time management are able to create more opportunities

❇️ Stress relief

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When you are able to finish task in time, it reduces anxiety & stress

 *In* *short* ... Time management is misnomer- the challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.

🔴 *Effective* *time* *management* 

❇️ Audit your own time

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# Make a list of your daily time management, if possible minute to minute for 1 weeks.

# There is always big discrepancy between your subject time & reality.

# With this data, you can easily find areas to improve.

Eg: If you study between 2 to 6pm means 240 minutes and you write minute to minute detail, you will surprise to know that actual study time was between 120 and 180 minutes. Students waste lot of time intermittent like taking to parents, watching TV, fight with sibling or drinking water.

 *In* *short* ... It is not enough to be busy, the question is; what are we busy about?

❇️ Principle of success

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❇️ Make to-do list

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# Make a list of work to be done in a week.

# Include old pending work also in this list.

# Walking into work with a plan for week will help to focus on priorities

 *In* *short* ... This is key to time management- to see value of every moment

❇️ Prioritize task 

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Depending upon your priority, divide all task into 4 categories....

🔹 Important and urgent

Try to finish task as soon as possible, immediately or tomorrow early morning

🔹 Important but not urgent

Try to finish in next 2 or 3 days

🔹 Urgent but not important

# Try to finish during unproductive time of a day like Xerox the notes

# If possible, delegate these task to someone 

🔹 Not important not urgent

Set these aside to do later

 *In* *short* ....Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible and suddenly you are doing impossible

❇️ Create daily plan

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# Make a daily plan in a night before going to sleep

# Make a plan takes consideration of weekly plan and new assignment given today.

# Complete your most important & demanding task in your most productive time preferably early in the morning

 *In* *short* ... Either run the day or the day runs you

❇️ Set a time limit

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# Setting time constraints for completing task help to focus more efficiently

# It also helps to recognize potential problems like whether you will be able to finish desire task. If you are not able to finish task, make a new list as per your priority

 *In* *short* ... To change your life, you need to change your priority

❇️ Make the most if the waiting time

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# Everyday students get free time like class cancelled

# Use these time to do something productive

 *In* *short* ... Time management is life management

❇️ Take a break between task

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Read this article from my blog .... *RECHARGE* *YOURSELF* 

❇️ Review daily and weekly plan

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# Always review your plan before making new 

# Reward yourself if you finish desire plan and make new one little bit harder

# If you had not finished the desire task, write the genuine reason for not completing it.

# If you to find reason like wasting time, solve it

# If you find no reason, make a new plan little be easier

 *In* *short* ... Nothing run your day more than a bad review of own

❇️ Time reduction for non priorities

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# Avoid social media

# Decrease time in TV and gossiping

# Reduce time for bathing, eating if you feel of having a less time

# Don't avoid playing since it is as important as studying

 *In* *short* ... Time is the most valuable coin in your life. You will alone determine how the coin will be spent

❇️ Block out distraction

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🔹 Multitasking

🔹 Perfectionism

Read both article in my blog... Procrastination

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Remember..... Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.

Dr Ashish Agrawal, Pediatrician and expert in child behavior, education and developmental problems.

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