Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Time Management

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Goals for Today Develop time management strategies Overcome Procrastination

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot CHOICES OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS MASTERING SELF-MANAGEMENT

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Activity Make a list of at least ten things you did yesterday. On a scale of 1-10 (10 high), rate each item as to how important it was to your goals and dreams. Next, rate each item on a scale of 1-10 as to how urgent it was to do that day. Were there any things you listed that might actually be interfering with achieving your desired outcomes and experiences?

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Focus Question How can you devote more time to creating the outcomes and experiences that matter most to you?

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot ACTING ON PURPOSE Focus Questions Think of someone who is highly successful – how do you think they got there? Have you ever noticed how much highly successful people accomplish? How do they make such effective use of their time?

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Ben Franklin One of 10 children – only had two years of schooling. At age 12 apprenticed to his brother as a printer. Ben was a famous author, inventor, creator. Created the lightning rod, the glass armonica (a glass instrument), the Franklin stove, bifocal glasses. He created the Union Fire Company, one of the first volunteer firefighting companies in America. Printed a new currency for New Jersey based on innovative anti-counterfeiting techniques he had devised. One of five members that drafted the Declaration of Independence and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Considered one of the Founding Fathers of the US. He was named the first United States Postmaster General. Appointed amassador to France

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Next we are going to look at Ben Franklin’s list of 13 virtues. Let’s see how many of these virtues he has that specifically deal with the use of time.

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Ben Franklin 13 Virtues 1. Temperance: Eat not to dullness and drink not to elevation. 2. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation. 3. Order: Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time. 4. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve. 5. Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing. 6. Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions. 7. Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly. 8. Justice: Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty. 9. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 10. Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation. 11. Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring; Never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation. 12. Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. 13. Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot What do you think this says about Ben and his success? How can we put into practice what we’ve learned from Ben?

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Time Activity Let’s do an activity on time. You will need to log into Canvas for this. Click on the “Where Does Time Go” link and complete activity. How much time do you have left? Are you using your time wisely or are you wasting your time?

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Managing Time Involves 1. Knowing your goals 2. Setting priorities to meet your goals 3. Anticipating the unexpected 4. Taking control of your time 5. Making a commitment to punctuality 6. Carrying out your plans

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Take a Moment How often do you say you do not have enough time? What interferes with your ability to get the things done you want to do during a day? Who controls your use of time? What is multi-tasking? What are some activities you feel you are good at doing simultaneously?

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot What is procrastination? Why do you procrastinate?

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Let’s watch a clip where Ellen DeGeneres attempts to explain Procrastination

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Reasons for Procrastination Fear of failure Fear of success Fear of not achieving real or self-defined standards Task is boring or seems irrelevant Reflect on why YOU procrastinate.

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Forms of Procrastination  Ignoring the task, hoping it will go away  Underestimating how long it will take  Overestimating your abilities and resources  Telling yourself that poor performance is okay  Doing something else that isn’t very important.  Believing that repeated “minor” delays won’t hurt you  Talking about a hard job rather than doing it  Putting all your work on only one part of the task  Becoming paralyzed when having to make choices

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Overcoming Procrastination 1. Remember the consequences 2. Create a to-do list 3. Divide a big job into smaller ones 4. Reward yourself when you’re done 5. Minimize distractions – learn to say NO! 6. “The longest journey starts with a single step.” 7. No Multi-tasking, which is a big fat lie!

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Other Things you can do Using a timer. Designate a set amount of time you are going to study and then set a timer. Eliminate distractions – no multi-tasking/procrastination causers Postpone unnecessary activities until work is done. Prioritize assignments Use Self-talk strategies. “If I get this done now, I won’t have it hanging over my head.” “I am not at the mercy of my whims: I have the power to choose.”

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot A word about Facebook and Texting These are tools. Questions to ask yourself: Is this an idol in my life? What would my life be like without it? What does it look like to be truly connected? What can I do to ensure it’s the tool and not me? Make sure to read the article in Canvas: “Study Finds Link Between Facebook and Lower Grades.”

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Revisit your values Knowing what is valuable to you gives direction to your life. Your energy should be oriented first toward things that reflect the values that are most important. If you list school as your top value – is your use of time reflecting that? Examine your values to help you make time management decisions. Time is a very valuable resource

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot How are you going to use your time?  Set Priorities for your goals.  What’s important and what isn’t?  What order do things need to be done in?  Once you know what your priorities are, plan out a schedule for the Quarter.  the week  the day ***Planning may seem hard at first, but the more you do it, the easier and more natural it gets.

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Do you use a Daily Planner?  Complete a term assignment preview.  Use a “week at a glance” organizer.  Enter in due dates and social events as soon as you can.  Review your calendar daily for the current week and upcoming week.  It just takes a moment to review your calendar and it relieves stress to know you are on top of things.

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Do you have a schedule? Create and Monitor a Weekly Plan  Spend 30 minutes or so mapping out the week.  Ask yourself these questions about the week:  What do I expect to accomplish?  What will I have to do to reach these goals?  What tasks are more important than others?  How much time will each activity take?  When will I do each activity?  How flexible do I have to be to allow for unexpected things?

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Set Up Your Quarterly Calendar

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Organizing Your Day:  Set realistic goals, there are only 24 hours in a day.  Use spare time to review.  Study at the same time each day: make it a habit  Divide study time into 50-minute blocks.  Don’t forget to reward yourself when you do something right!

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Tackle Time Wasters  First, learn to recognize when you’re wasting time.  Decide what you need to do and can realistically do.  Learn how to say “NO” when you don’t have time.  Use voic and return calls at your convenience. The telephone is a major time killer.  Use texting sparingly – learn to say ‘No” or wait to return texts.  Learn to say “I can’t talk right now. I’ll get back to you.”  Wasting time is often linked to a lack of self-discipline.  Ask yourself, “Do I really need to do this or not?” Time is your friend, use it wisely.

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Time Management Techniques The Set Time Method Block out a specific time to accomplish a task. Examples: Monday 1:00—2:00 Work physics problems Saturday 9:00—11:30 Go to the gym The Swiss Cheese Approach Whenever you find yourself with some free time, do a small part of a larger task Examples: Arrive to class 10 minutes early and brainstorm research ideas. While waiting for your friend to arrive for lunch, review notes from today’s History lecture.

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot REVISE and PREVIEW: Staying on top of things  Immediately note all changes.  Exam/Paper due date revisions  Meeting additions/cancellations  Work schedule changes  Upcoming visitors, etc…  Preview the upcoming week making any necessary adjustments.  Preview each day to see what might happen Be Prepared

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot How effective Time Management works for you  You are more productive.  You reduce your stress.  You improve your self-esteem.  You achieve balance in your life.  You conquer multitasking.  You establish an important skill.  You reach your goals.

Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Concise 9 th ed., Gardner, Jewler, & Barefoot Quotes for Discussion “While we are postponing, life speeds by”…Seneca “Please. No crises next week. My schedule is already full”… Henry Kissinger Better three hours too early than a minute too late”… William Shakespeare “Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.” Alice Walker