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Strategies for Creating Success in College and in

Life

On Course

Chapter 4MASTERING SELF-MANAGEMENT


CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING:THE PROCRASTINATORS

What evidence do you see of “Victim thinking” in the case study?What self-defeating choices are Tracy and Ricardo making?Dive Deeper: Which person's situation, Ricardo's or Tracy's, is more like yours? Explain the similarities and identify what you do to keep up with all of the tasks you need to complete.


MASTERING SELF-MANAGEMENT

• Are you on course to being successful and taking all of the actions necessary to achieve your desired outcomes and experiences?Are you acting on purpose, making choices that keep

you on course to your goals and dreams?

Are you employing self-management tools, regularly planning and carrying out purposeful actions?

Are you developing self-discipline, showing commitment, focus and persistence in pursuing your goals and dreams?


CRITICAL THINKING: FOCUS QUESTIONSACTING ON PURPOSE

• Have you ever noticed how much highly successful people accomplish?

• How do they make such effective use of their time?

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Yesterday

• What did you do yesterday? Make a timeline of your day by listing everything that you did in that 24-hour period.– Example:

• 5:30 – got up• 5:30 – 6:00 – Got ready for work (brushed teeth, washed

face, got dressed, etc.)• 6:00 – 6:30 – Made breakfast for kids, helped kids get

dressed and get school stuff together…


HARNESS THE POWER OF QUADRANT II

IMPORTANT

NOTIMPORTANT

NOTURGENT

• Imagine it is the first day of English class. You are assigned a ten-page essay due in ten weeks. Give an example of an action for each of the quadrants.

URGENT

Quadrant IVQuadrant III

Quadrant IIQuadrant I

Writing the entire paper the night before it is due

Letting friends talk you into going for pizza

instead of proof reading your paper

Creating a ten-week plan to complete the essay step by step

Playing video games for 4 hours each night instead of writing and revising your essay


QUADRANT I ACTIONSIMPORTANT & URGENT

• Use “Yesterday” and list the appropriate quadrant for each activity

• Get into groups and list choices you have made in the past that resulted in your later having to spend time in Quadrant I. Example: I watched TV for 2 hours; then I had to stay up late to

finish my math homework when I was exhausted.

Example: I put off going to the doctor for too long; then I had to go to the emergency room.

• Share your experiences with the rest of the class.What different choices could you have made?


QUADRANT II ACTIONSIMPORTANT & NOT URGENT

• List Quadrant II actions that you do regularly to be a success in college.

• Form groups and discuss your lists.

• As a group, choose the 3 best Quadrant II actions for college students.


QUADRANT IIINOT IMPORTANT & URGENT

• As a class, one at a time give an example of when you chose to do something in Quadrant III (NOT IMPORTANT and URGENT).Do the responses have anything in common?If so, what is the commonality?


QUADRANT IVNOT IMPORTANT & NOT URGENT

• As a class, one at a time give an example of when you chose to do something in Quadrant IV (NOT IMPORTANT and NOT URGENT).Do the responses have anything in common?If so, what is the commonality?


CRITICAL THINKING: FOCUS QUESTIONCREATING A LEAK-PROOF

SELF-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• How can you devote more time to creating the outcomes and experiences that matter most to you?

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TIME AND CULTURE

• Determine if the following statements are True or False for you.Hardly anyone in my family shows up on time

for family gatherings. I often hear someone in my family talk about

being late for work.In college, I have been late for classes or

appointments.

• If you answered True for any of these statements, what are your cultural beliefs about time?


TIME AND CULTURE

• What is the predominant belief about TIME in North American higher education?

• If this belief clashes with a student’s own belief about time, what choices could he or she make to be successful in college?


TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS

A chronological list of important actions that can be done only at a particular time.

A list of important actions that need to be done as soon as possible.

A list of important actions that need to be done numerous times to achieve a goal.

A list of actions that you need other people to do before you can take action.

A system to organize a multi-step project.

Monthly Calendar

Next Action List

Tracking Forms

Waiting-For List

What is the time-management tool being described:

Project Folder


CRITICAL THINKING: FOCUS QUESTIONSDEVELOPING SELF-DISCIPLINE

• Do you find yourself procrastinating, even on projects that mean a great deal to you?

• How can you keep taking purposeful actions even when you don’t feel like it?

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DEVELOPING SELF-DISCIPLINE

What are 3 inner qualities that would strengthen your self-discipline?CommitmentFocusPersistence


STAYING FOCUSED

• Answer the following questions about this school term as TRUE or FALSE.

I arrived late to class more than once. I turned in an assignment that was not my best work. I daydreamed or side-talked during class. I missed a class. I thought about dropping a class and starting over. I crammed for a test/quiz that was a major grade.

• Get into groups, discuss your answers, and brainstorm strategies for staying focused.


SELF-MANAGEMENT AT WORK

• Following are five Quadrant II actions you can take now to enhance your resume’. Create a portfolio of your best college work. Get an internship with a prospective employer. Engage in volunteer opportunities. Join clubs/activities that relate to your career. Get involved with the Student Government at.

your college.• Rank these five choice in order from the most to

least impressive on your resume’.


CRITICAL THINKING: FOCUS QUESTIONSDEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE

• In which life roles do you feel most confident?

• In which do you experience self-doubt?

• What can you do to increase your overall self-confidence?


RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

• Imagine that you have earned your highest desired degree and have applied for your dream job.

• Your prospective employer asks for a reference letter from one of your college professors, so you ask one of your present instructors to write this letter for you.

• Pretend you are that instructor and write an honest and thorough letter of recommendation based on your actual behaviors and attitudes this semester in his/her class. Of course give examples.


RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

• You have 10 minutes to write your letter of recommendation. Do not put your name on it. I will collect and read them aloud anonymously.

• As you listen to each letter of recommendation, decide if the applicant should: Definitely get an interviewPossibly get an interviewNever get an interview

• Explain your reasons for each decision and suggest any behaviors the applicant could improve to get a stronger recommendation.


QUICK REVIEW

Urgent & Not Important

Not Urgent & Not Important

Urgent & Important

Not Urgent & Important

Quadrant I

Quadrant II

Quadrant III

Quadrant IV

• Match each Quadrant with its description.


• What are 3 inner qualities that will help you develop strong Self-Discipline?

QUICK REVIEW

Commitment

Persistence

Focus


QUICK REVIEW

A chronological list of important actions that can be done only at a particular time.

A list of important actions that need to be done as

soon as possible.

A list of important actions that need to be done numerous

times to achieve a goal.

A list of actions that you need other people to do before you

can take action.

A tool to help organize a multi-step project.

MONTHLY CALENDAR

NEXT ACTIONS LIST

TRACKING FORM

PROJECTFOLDER

WAITING-FOR LIST

Identify each of the self-management tools:

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ORGANIZING STUDY MATERIALS: THE BIG PICTURE

• Three key factors in developing deep and lasting learning are Prior Learning, Quality of Processing and Quantity of Processing.

• Which of these three factors are we addressing most when Organizing Study Materials?

Quality Of

Processing


GENERAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE STUDYING

• What are some good general study habits that you can use in learning any subject?Employ prime learning times.Tackle challenging subjects first.Take regular breaks.Change subjects periodically.Adopt a growth mind-set.


STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE LEARNINGWHILE ORGANIZING STUDY MATERIALS

• Imagine you have marked and annotated all of your reading assignments and have taken detailed notes in class.How would you condense this information into

effective study materials?When it is time to organize your condensed

notes, which option would you prefer: a linear organizer or a graphic organizer? Why?



Identify each of the following linear organizers:

You copy the textbook’s table of contents onto a blank page. Then you add important information from your class notes.

You summarize all of the information from your textbook, class notes, handouts, etc., into tightly focused paragraphs that each explains a key concept.

You write a question on one side of an index card and the answer on the other. After verifying the accuracy and appropriateness of the questions, you review them often.

Outline

Concept Blocks

Flash Cards



Successful Students Struggling Students

Act on purpose, choosing actions that move them on course to their goals and dreams

Wait passively or wander from one unpurposeful activity to another

Employ self-management tools, regularly planning and carrying out purposeful actions

What type of information would be usefulto include in this

comparison chart?Develop self-discipline, showing commitment, focus, and persistence in pursing their goals and dreams.

Live disorganized, unplanned lives, constantly responding to whims of the moment.

Quit or change course when their actions don’t lead to immediate success.


STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE LEARNING WHILE ORGANIZING STUDY MATERIALS

Match the following graphic organizers to their correct description.

Especially helpful in developing a deeper understanding of how items are alike and unalike.

Especially helpful for auditory learners. Can pose questions to yourself, pause, and then offer the answer.

Especially helpful for understanding a subject that requires classification. Visually depicts the relationships

among levels of information.

Especially helpful for visual learners. An easy way to convert words into visual information.

Create diagrams and drawings

Comparison charts

Create an audio recording

Hierarchies


STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE LEARNING AFTER ORGANIZING STUDY MATERIALS

• After you organize your study materials, what are some successful strategies you could implement. Read more on the same subject and add the new

information to your study materials.Get feedback on your study materials and ask for

suggestions.If there are concepts you still don’t understand,

seek help (instructors, tutors, etc.) to improve your study materials.

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