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How to Effectively Manage Your Time If you are currently a student at any type of college, you probably have many assignments and tests that
you are trying to keep up on. Chances are that you are also working at least a part-time job, if not a full-
time job.
Juggling all these tasks and responsibilities can become very stressful very quickly if you do not know
how to effectively manage your time. If you do not know how to manage your time, do not worry.
Tips for Managing Your Time There are specific tips and techniques you can learn in order to better manage your time. One of the
most important things you can do is to get organized.
If you have papers, binders, and books lying around everywhere, you will not be able to find the things
you need to get your assignments done. This will only delay the start of your work.
Scrambling around trying to find the things you need
only wastes precious time. Have a designated work
space where you keep all of your school-related items.
If you need to take any of these items to school with
you, put them in your backpack and take them. Then
when you return home later, you know that your
school items are either in your backpack or at your
workstation.
Another great tip is to use time-saving tools. Some
common time-saving tools are daily planners, to-do lists, appointment calendars, and file folders.
You may need to use one, two, or all of the above options in order to start getting organized and saving
time. There may even be different time-saving techniques that you come up with that work the best for
you.
Time-Saving Tools Find the best time-saving tools that work for you, and stick to them. Many people love using planners
and to-do lists because it helps them get their list of things to do out of their head and onto paper.
Seeing what you need to do written out may seem like the tasks are easier to manage and easier to start
doing. If you leave your list of tasks in your head, they can seem bigger and more difficult.
Many people will also attest to the effectiveness of appointment calendars. On your appointment
calendar, you can list all of the events, activities, and appointments that you need to keep each day.
You can keep an appointment calendar for many weeks in advance as well, so you can write down
events that are going to happen months from now. This technique will help you not to forget important
events, like birthdays, anniversaries, or dinners.
When deciding what techniques will help you to manage your time, use your own creative design. Using
your own creative design to find techniques will help you to better stick to the plan that you’ve created
for yourself.
Learning how to effectively manage your time, ironically, takes time and patience. Be gentle with
yourself with you’re learning how to manage your time.
With time, patience, and effective goal-setting, you will be a master at time management in no time.