There's no time like the present to strategize my time and prioritize the different aspects of my schedule. Something I have continuously learned over the past three years of my college career is time management. I was horrible at first...absolutely horrible. I could never find a balance between social life and schoolwork, and I struggled to figure out my priorities. Each semester, I have found myself improving my time management skills because I have figured out what is most important to me. Last year as a whole, I finally was able to find a really good balance between school and social life, and so I plan on continuing that this year.
In order for me to be successful, I have to schedule my days meticulously. I allow myself the mornings to have "me time;" reading, working out, and finishing up little tasks that I did not complete the day before. After my morning time, I go to class, and then I make myself work on school and studying until after dinner (around 7pm). After 7pm, I give myself the rest of the evening to be social or do fun things besides school. Some days look a little different than this, just depending on what I have going on that week, but this is the schedule that I have found works best for me.
I read The Myth of "Too Busy," which I really enjoyed and definitely related to. I think it is so easy for us to pride ourselves in being busy and forget to prioritize what really matters. I become stressed and overwhelmed so easily when I do not pick and choose to spend time on the important things in my life. I think the author of this article gave amazing tips to appropriately and successfully prioritizing time. Another article that I really enjoyed and pulled some tips from was "How to build a realistic study plan that you'll actually stick to." I liked this article because it was specific and detailed, but it also allowed for the reader to adjust the tips in order to fit his or her own schedule and desires. I am a very detail-oriented person, and so the hour by hour, detailed suggestions related well with me.
Overall, I am looking forward to continuing to improve on prioritizing my time this semester, and making sure I designate time to spend doing things that I really enjoy, as well as completing other necessary tasks.
In order for me to be successful, I have to schedule my days meticulously. I allow myself the mornings to have "me time;" reading, working out, and finishing up little tasks that I did not complete the day before. After my morning time, I go to class, and then I make myself work on school and studying until after dinner (around 7pm). After 7pm, I give myself the rest of the evening to be social or do fun things besides school. Some days look a little different than this, just depending on what I have going on that week, but this is the schedule that I have found works best for me.
I read The Myth of "Too Busy," which I really enjoyed and definitely related to. I think it is so easy for us to pride ourselves in being busy and forget to prioritize what really matters. I become stressed and overwhelmed so easily when I do not pick and choose to spend time on the important things in my life. I think the author of this article gave amazing tips to appropriately and successfully prioritizing time. Another article that I really enjoyed and pulled some tips from was "How to build a realistic study plan that you'll actually stick to." I liked this article because it was specific and detailed, but it also allowed for the reader to adjust the tips in order to fit his or her own schedule and desires. I am a very detail-oriented person, and so the hour by hour, detailed suggestions related well with me.
Overall, I am looking forward to continuing to improve on prioritizing my time this semester, and making sure I designate time to spend doing things that I really enjoy, as well as completing other necessary tasks.
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