#time mangement

[randomstudy]

How do I keep myself organized for college

📒 Bullet journal/agenda

Here I have

A month view and habit tracker.

A study log, to know how much time I spend studying daily and weekly, it also helps me to not lose time.

A goals/general list, here I have all the things I have in my hands in the moment including skincare, reading, rest time, cleaning and working.

Daily and weekly list, the goal list help me to check what do I have to do in every category each day and week, so I don't forget tasks

📆 Google calendar

I have differents calendars by category and I use time blocking

A routine calendar

A school calendar with my classes, and school deadlines

A work calendar

And a personal events calendar (wich I use less :p)

I also always take a little notebook with me so I can write things and tasks down with more detail to put them later on the calendar.

🌼Remember to take time for you and that it's ok if you don't follow your schedule perfectly.

🖊️Notes

Always take notes in class

If I need to I add things while studying

I also do the exercises for my classes separatedly from my notes, so it's easier to study my notes.

📋 Study plan

Break big deadlines in smaller ones, I use this in my maths classes where I usually have longer deadlines, so I divide the number of exercises to have a weekly goal, like that I don't procrastinate (a lot) until the end of the month.

[infjxintp]

Does anyone have any advice

about how to not stress out about college? When I get stressed I can't focus on anything, so I ended up not studying. But then I'm stressing out because I'm not doing my homework. Ugh. It's such a vicious circle.

- your tired, stressed out INFJ

[fuckstudy]

i feel like im growing distant from my friends bc studying and assignments and my growing need for sleep eats my time :( any advice?

/hugs/ yeah.

I struggle with this. Even now, in full time work.

What really helps me is to view my ‘friendships’ as priorities that I need to schedule time for. Just like any business meeting, event, deadline for an assignment. And to prioritise it that way. 

So I set out one night per week for date night. One evening for ‘friends’ night. Another for family. It’s nerdy and weird but I also set reminders on my phone - friends, friend’s events etc. 

I make these dates non-negotiables. 

Because it’s easy to ‘miss a coffee’ or push back that lunch date because “its my friend, we’ll just catch up later and hell we message each other everyday!”

Before you know it, its fucking 10 weeks until the end of 2017 and you haven’t seen each other in a year. 

I also find ways to ‘combine’ things - e.g. I want to study but I need a lunch date with a friend? Study together at a cafe! If I need to see a friend but I also need to run some errands, plan to meet close to where I can run my errands etc. 

Another way is to find ‘low key’ ways to maintain that friendship. And it’s so easy these days - shoot each other a meme, send a short message on your way to school, just ask how things are going. 

On the flipside, I also communicate with my friends re: schedules, what weeks are my ‘busy’ weeks etc. So they understand why I can’t make certain events.

It’s difficult. It’s like juggling a bunch of priorities and it feels like you’re going to drop all of them at once.

But it’s worth it. 

It’s just about what you want to prioritise at this stage of your life :) 

[profortask-blog]

4 Time Management Techniques For Students That Actually Work

Balancing college,  study, exams, papers, social and personal life is not an easy task. It’s ok if you feel overwhelmed with all these aspects. Try to find some balance by using these time-proven time management techniques.

1. Define your priorities 

Take some time to think about all the tasks you have to complete, the events or social gathering that you need to attend, important classes that you need to take, etc. Set deadlines for each task or event. After that you can group them into four categories according to  the Eisenhower Matrix :  

Important tasks which need your immediate attention 

Unimportant tasks which need your immediate attention  

Important tasks which do not need immediate attention  

Unimportant  tasks which do not need immediate attention 

It will help you see what tasks you should do first (urgent and important) and what tasks you should leave for later (less urgent and less important). 

2. Figure out how much time you need for a task  

You know that feeling when you’ve been doing something for hours but did only 10% of the task? Answer this question honestly for yourself, for how long have you been actually doing the task? For most people, it is very difficult to focus on one thing for very long. Devote one hour to a task, then take a 25-minute break. After your break, continue working on that task.

3. Learn how to take quality breaks

Taking time to relax and take your mind of the tasks is very important. But how should you take a break? Check your Snapchat, make yourself a cup of coffee, call a friend, watch an episode of your favorite TV show, read a book, do some exercise? Let’s clarify, surfing the internet is not a form of rest. Well, not for this for this purpose. The best way to take your mind off is some exercise, walking or just taking a breath of fresh air.

Also check these motivation tips by 99 papers that can help you with time management.

4. Turn off social media while you’re working

This probably sounds like such an easy task, but it can be difficult to follow. If you a rare example of a person, who is not addicted to your facebook feed then we congratulate you. Unfortunately, scrolling has become one of the most popular pastimes, especially if you’re not interested in doing something or if you’re bored. Try some apps like BreakFree or Offtime to help you control your urge to check your social media apps.

ProForTask has many more tips and lifehack on how you can improve your productivity when studying. Give these four awesome techniques a try first to get the most out of studying.

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[angeldustart-blog]

Video games and practice

Throughout last year i have matured a lot in my drawing journey from just doodling casually to turning this into a passion and practicing as much as i can even though some days i slip even though i chose to give all my time to drawing i miss playing my video games  silent hill HD collection, god of war, fallout 3, fallout new vegas, skyrim, oblivion, dark souls the list is almost endless it's pretty hard to make time for video games because i chose to practice every day of the week with not only drawing but other things as well but today im trying something a bit different my goal now is to just focus on practicing one thing instead of learning multiple things at once it takes a lot of tension off my mind but at the same time after i get that done i have nothing else to do for the day i wouldn't mind any advice from other artist that can help me mange my time @jump-around-jumpjump @studiohotdogprimary @sb99doodles @blueberrydesu @roastedstix

[learningscientists-blog]

More Study Tips to save you time!

Spaced Practice 

What is it? 

Spaced practice is the opposite of cramming. Space your learning, you take that same amount of study time, and spread it out across a much longer period of time. Doing it this way, that same amount of study time will produce more long-lasting learning. For example, five hours spread out over two weeks is better than the same five hours right before the exam.

How to do it! 

Start planning early – the beginning of the semester, or even earlier. Set aside a bit of time every day, just for studying, even if your exams are months away. 

Review information from each class, but not immediately after class. A good way to do this is to reserve some time one day after each of your classes meet. 

Spacing your learning doesn’t mean you won’t be studying at all right before the exam. You can still study up until the exam – but instead of only studying then, spread it out so that you’re studying days and weeks before the exam as well. You’ll spend less time and learn more, in the short-term and in the long-term.

[alsconsulting]

Cognitive Debt

Exploring Cognitive Debt:

>>> This short article looks at why many digital marketers (and other leaders) often feel mentally exhausted even when their workload is under control. We look at why the issue isn’t about effort or discipline, but instead perhaps there is something more subtle that builds quietly over time. <<<

Most marketers think they’re stressed because of too much work, but, when looked at with clarity, the origins of the real cost build up from elsewhere.

Look to every deferred decision, every “we’ll come back to that” and every unclear commitment.

That’s what some might call 'cognitive debt'.

Like financial debt, it compounds quietly until everything feels heavier than it should.

Mission Control 2.0 is a 60-minute live event that doesn’t look to fix things by adding yet another time management system. Neither does it suggest that, 'there's an app for that'.

Within a tight 60 minutes, Mission Control 2.0 calls out and then removes unnecessary mental debt.

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