While reading though “A Guide for Time Management” presented by the University of Guelph, I realized everything that was stated, I am currently practicing in some shape or form in my life, regardless the site seems extremely helpful and was a great refresher. The two sections I enjoyed the most and had “oh yeah I need to remember that...” moments are 20 Ways for Playing Catch-Up, Managing Distractions, and Procrastination.
When reading though “20 Ways for Playing Catch-Up I found number 4 particularly useful, which is to write a list of everything that needs to be done, additionally rate those tasks according to importance and time. I make many lists during a week between home and school. Sometimes the lists end up coming together due to the …show more content…
One tip that I feel is extremely useful is to use a rating scale. If I know a particular task needs my attention by distinguishing that task from the rest, will allow my eyes to go right to the task, bypassing the rest of the list. Another tip that I found helpful is tip 20 which discuses, after getting caught up, analyze why you fell behind in the first place. I have learned over the years I take on too much, for example last semester I took 5 courses. I was going strong until the last 3 weeks, at that time between finals and papers due a wrench was thrown into my schedule causing my days be consumed with something in which I did not plan on. When analyzing what had happened, I …show more content…
I enjoyed reading the section “Finding your Best Time of Day” Five strategies I found helpful are to tackle the more difficult tasks first. By doing a more challenging assignment first, I am able to choose when I have the most time to dedicate to it. Especially if it for a course I have receiving a low mark in, I need to clearly dedicate more time and focus towards it. Also if I know I put myself completely into the course and assignment, then I know I did my best compared to rushing through at the last minute turning in something that could have been of a better
When reading though “20 Ways for Playing Catch-Up I found number 4 particularly useful, which is to write a list of everything that needs to be done, additionally rate those tasks according to importance and time. I make many lists during a week between home and school. Sometimes the lists end up coming together due to the …show more content…
One tip that I feel is extremely useful is to use a rating scale. If I know a particular task needs my attention by distinguishing that task from the rest, will allow my eyes to go right to the task, bypassing the rest of the list. Another tip that I found helpful is tip 20 which discuses, after getting caught up, analyze why you fell behind in the first place. I have learned over the years I take on too much, for example last semester I took 5 courses. I was going strong until the last 3 weeks, at that time between finals and papers due a wrench was thrown into my schedule causing my days be consumed with something in which I did not plan on. When analyzing what had happened, I …show more content…
I enjoyed reading the section “Finding your Best Time of Day” Five strategies I found helpful are to tackle the more difficult tasks first. By doing a more challenging assignment first, I am able to choose when I have the most time to dedicate to it. Especially if it for a course I have receiving a low mark in, I need to clearly dedicate more time and focus towards it. Also if I know I put myself completely into the course and assignment, then I know I did my best compared to rushing through at the last minute turning in something that could have been of a better