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“I am definitely going to take a course on time management...
just as soon as I can work it into my schedule.”
Louis E. Boone, American Economics Author

9 TIME MANAGEMENT

Timing is Timing is Everything
Everything
Someone once observed that time is that quality of nature which keeps events
Introducing from all happening at once...and that lately it doesn’t seem to be working. This
Zach chapter will explore the concept of time management: how you plan, control,
regulate, and schedule your time. Management of any kind is a relatively high-
Turning Your Time level skill; managing your time effectively will require that you make either
into a Schedule explicit or implicit use of the Problem Solving Methodology (Chapter 5) as
well as the Information Processing Methodology (Chapter 8). In the context of
Critical Reflection: college, strong time management skills help you to complete all your course
The Last 24 Hours work in a timely manner while maintaining balance in your life outside of school.
While it may be tempting to think you should focus as much time as possible on
Prioritizing coursework, it is important to recognize that developing social and emotional
skills and maintaining good mental and physical health are every bit as important
Time Management if the larger goal is to be successful not only in school but throughout life.
Matrix
Time management is recognized as a critical factor for determining success in
Action Priority college. High-performing students tend to make a conscious effort to plan and
Matrix manage their time. Perhaps the main reason more students don’t focus on time
management is that it’s not trivial and takes real effort. This chapter will examine
some of the important aspects of time management and offer successful strategies
that can help you manage your time more efficiently. Let’s start by focusing on
schedules and plans.

What Do YOU Think? Zach is a first-year student who really enjoys the
Action Priority Matrix social aspects of college and does pretty well in his

Obstacles to Efficient courses, though he admits that if he spent more
Time Management time studying, it would be easy enough to turn
a few of his B’s into A’s. He carpools to school
LVP: Your Time with two friends and they’ve all known each
Management Matrix other since third grade. He runs track and has a
passion for paintball. He thinks of himself
Activity 9.1 as reasonably organized but things have
started to get a bit more complicated
Time Management since he started working a part-time job
at a local fitness center and hanging out with
Activity 9.2 Kylie, a trainer who works there too.

Creating a Course GLOSSARY distractibility efficiency prioritization procrastination schedule task urgency
Record Sheet

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