2. Module Instructions
You are encouraged to write
down the answers to the
questions you see throughout
the workshop.
Complete the included
inventories and assessments.
Contact our office to schedule
an appointment if you need to
discuss anything further with a
staff member.
3. Objectives
To define why time
management is important
To define what time
management is and involves
To identify what makes time
management difficult
To identify useful strategies for
managing your time
4. Why is Time Management
Important?
Why is it important to you to
manage or have control over
your time? What do you hope
to accomplish by managing your
time? In what situations or
areas of your life is it important
to be able to manage your time?
5. Importance of Time
Management
Time management is important to
different individuals for different
reasons.
Make sure you have time for all your
important activities
Give structure to your days and
weeks
Assist in setting goals
Assist in planning for the semester
Assist in determining priorities
6. What is Time Management?
Awareness of your time
Awareness of your time wasters
Use of priorities
Self-management or the
management of your personal
resources
Goal setting & achievement
Planning
7. Personal Time Management
Time management is different for
everyone.
How do you define time
management?
If you are managing your time
well, what does that look like for
you? What does that mean?
What skills are required for you
to manage your time well?
8. What makes time
management difficult?
Managing our time is not always easy.
There are a variety of things that make
time management difficult. Below are
some of the things that often make it
challenging for us to manage our time.
Review the following list of common time
wasters and identify which ones are
challenges for you.
9. Time Wasters
Stress
Anxiety
Burnout
Procrastination
Perfectionism
Lack of planning
Unexpected events (such as
phone calls or drop-in visitors)
10. Additional Time Wasters
Depression
Being unorganized
Working against your natural
tendencies
Bad habits
Email or IM
Loosing track of time
Television
Ineffective studying (have to repeat
what you studied or re-read material)
11. Let’s get personal…
Take a few moments to
complete the following
assessments:
“Self-Evaluation
of Time Managemen
“My Time Wasters”
What did you learn about the
way you manage your time?
What did you learn about your
time wasters?
12. Take a 10 minute break
Study Tip
Take a short break
each hour to
refresh your mind
and body.
You’ll do better.
Set an alarm clock
or timer and come
back!
exit
13. Knowing is Half the
Battle
Understanding what time management
is and what your time management
strengths and challenges are can
assist you in determining what
strategies will be most useful as you
develop your time management skills.
The following slides offer some time
management tips and strategies that
you may find useful.
14. Strategies:
Define your values and
determine your priorities.
Knowing what is important to you (what
you value) and what your priorities are
allows you to put those things first as
you schedule your time, therefore
guiding the way you manage your time.
15. Values
Complete the attached
Values Assessment to identify your
values.
16. Priorities
Prioritizing, or determining your priorities, is
a process of deciding which of several
options or tasks is most important.
Prioritizing involves deciding that Activity A
is more important than Activity B.
Priorities change over time.
Priorities are influenced by your values and
your goals.
Your priorities may not be the same as
important others (family or friends) in your
life.
17. Guiding questions for determining
priorities:
What are the costs vs. the benefits of doing
this activity?
How well does this activity fit into my goals?
Does this activity have a deadline for
completion?
How much do I enjoy doing this activity?
Have I promised or agreed to do this
activity?
What needs of mine will be satisfied by doing
this activity?
How much time does this activity require?
18. Determining Your Priorities
Priority activities can include
studying, attending class,
worship, meditation, exercising,
spending one day a week with
family, or other activities
important to you.
With this in mind, take a few
minutes and write down your
answers to the questions on the
previous slide.
What are your priorities?
19. Strategies:
Set goals & make action plans
Use the system SMART when
setting your goals
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Action-oriented
R = Realistic or Reasonable
T = Time Phased
It is okay, and often helpful, to re-
evaluate your goals periodically and
change or update them or re-set
them
20. Action plans are step by step
plans of how you are going to
accomplish your goal – what are
you going to do to reach your
goal
Action plans allow you to break
the goal down into smaller,
more manageable portions and
give you the chance to make
and record progress towards
your goals
21. Your Turn
Using the Course Goal Setting
Worksheet, create goals for
yourself for each class you have
this semester.
Additional resources for goal
setting can be helpful to you
also.
22. Additional Strategies for
Time Management
Use a system that works for you
Learn to say no
Plan to do the biggest projects
during your most energized
times
Be proactive not reactive
23. More Strategies & Tips
Tackle the big projects first, even if it
is step by step (don’t get lost in the
little things)
Use an A-B-C system to plan your
day
Handle papers only once
Make use of “waiting” time
Make “want to do” lists not “have to
do” lists (“have to do” lists can often
cause pressure and lead to guilt if items
are left undone)
24. Strategies & Tips continued…
Focus on one thing at a time
Assess the BIG PICTURE – what’s
most important overall
Get & stayed organized
Set time limits and mini-deadlines
Practice positive self-talk
Know your learning style & use study
techniques that fit that style