2. Time Management How would you define it? Planning, scheduling, and structuring your time to complete tasks you’re responsible for efficiently and effectively

3. Attention Even if we schedule tasks, if we don’t give them our attention, we not be achieving the results we want

4. Managing Yourself Managing your time begins with managing yourself – Your energy – Your behavior – Your attention – Your attitudes – You TEDTalk by Andy Puddicome

5. Time-Saving Tips Have a plan for your study session; include time allotments for each topic or task Capture distractions by writing them down to attend to later Keep track of what things distract you (texts, Instagram, Snapchat, family) Work offline when possible Take a couple minutes to organize your workspace before you begin Learn to say “no” Slow down Use a timer Reflect: Which of these do you already use? Which might you want to start using and why? What time issues do you face?

6. Time, attention, and energy management How are these things related yet different? Which applies to each student? – Jane has an essay for her English class due tomorrow. She has had three weeks notice but hasn’t done any research, pre-writing work, or writing. – Sam has a biology test tomorrow but his girlfriend broke up with him last week and it’s all he can think about. – Joe has a history paper due tomorrow, but he played Call of Duty with friends until 3 AM the night before and is too tired to research or write.

7. Ways to be mindful of your energy Examine your “peak” hours Get enough sleep Eat energy rich foods

8. Time Self-Assessment Complete the Exercise 4.1 (pg. 114) and pg. 115 Reflect: Ideally how much time should you spend studying? Do you have that much time in your current schedule? How much time do spend studying currently?

9. Planners and To-Do Lists Put in major due dates with reminders in a Planner – Book – Phone: calendars and reminders – Email: calendars and reminders – Try to “scaffold” or break large projects or tests into more manageable, smaller tasks

10. Make a to-do list for the next week First: Brainstorm what “big” goals or projects or deadlines or coming up? Think about: What smaller tasks can you do each day to reach these goals? List them all and assign priorities to them (see A, B, C figure on pg. 122) Create to-do list

11. Procrastination What are the most common reasons you procrastinate?

12. Tools to Combat Procrastination 1.Keep track of your excuses 2.Break your projects down into smaller, more manageable tasks 3.Start with the easiest or most enjoyable aspect of the task first and just begin! 4.Resolve any issues keeping you from working (quickly). 5.Set realistic goals about how long or how challenging something might be to accomplish 6.Shut up your inner critic and overcome fear. 7.Get tough on yourself and just do it! 8.Make a deal with yourself. Spend just enough time to see progress. 9.Acknowledge accomplishment with small rewards.

13. The Effects of Procrastination The Art of Procrastination: https://vimeo.com/54721778#embed https://vimeo.com/54721778#embed

14. Time, Attention, and Energy Management Using Feedback: Part of studying and completing projects has to do with how well you understand the negative and positive feedback you get. Procrastinating often leads to feeling anxious and ashamed of the work we produce. These feelings are feedback we get from our actions.