student - time management

how to manage time

1: Carry out a Personal Time Survey

Before listing all the things you need to do, first it is wise to determine how you will you use your time. Having a Personal Time Survey will help you in estimating the time you spend on different activities.

It will also help you to identify what are the most important and least important items in your schedule.

So how does it work? List all the possible activities that you want to do the whole week, estimate the amount of time you spent on each activity and multiply it by seven. This will give you the estimated number of hours of an activity in a week.

After getting the estimates for other activities, add it all up and subtract the sum from 168, which is the total number of hours per week.

The figure that you have obtained is the amount of hours you have allowed yourself to study per week.

2: Construct your Time Schedule

Although there are ready-to-use time schedules, it is better that you make your own. Personalizing it will help you to edit your schedule when you need to change the amount of time required to do something.

The first entry of your time schedule should be all the necessities. List your classes, meals, and other important items. Be sure that the time is exact; avoid over or underestimating the amount of time you need to do specific things.

Then enter your study time. It is recommended that you set your study time at the time of day when you feel most energized. On the other hand, some task will be completed more efficiently if done immediately. For instance, it is best to review your class notes soon after class.