1. I was once you! I wanted to get everything done. I was ready to try hard. But I learned that effort is not enough. You have to know HOW to manage your time. This show is about the how. 1980

2. NO MORE MONKEYS ! HOW TO BE THE TIME MASTER M.E. McWilliams, AARC

3. YOU MAY BE BAD AT TIME MANAGEMENT IF...

4. You forgot this:

5. You were late and had to do this:

6. Or you logged a lot of hours doing this:

7. Or you were up all night doing this:

8. YOU HAVE MONKEYS ON YOUR BACK Pay parking ticket! Wash clothes! Find lost ID! Buy batteries for calculator ! Finish math homework! Read history chapter! Write English paper draft! Call back mom!

9. HERE IS HOW TO GET MONKEYS OFF YOUR BACK! Identify bad habits! Write it down! Break it into bites! Jump in! Sacrifice! Look ahead! Get help!

10. 1. IDENTIFY BAD HABITS! The average freshman has good intentions but his day rarely goes as planned. What do you habitually do wrong? 3:00 P SI Groupnap 3:30 P nap 4:00 P workoutVideo games 4:30 P Video games 5:00 P SI Grouphoops 5:30 P 6:00 P dinner 6:30 P Call momcalled friends 7:00 P wash more clothes called friends 7:30 P 8:00 P Start paperchillin 8:30 P chillin 9:00 P Hall meetingchillin 9:30 P 10:00 P Check email 10:30 P Check d 2 l 11:00 P Go to sleepstart paper

11. 2. WRITE IT DOWN! The average college freshman mistakenly thinks she can remember everything in her head. What system do you prefer for recording: 1)Fixed appointments and deadlines 2) To Do List

12. 3. BREAK IT INTO BITES! The average college freshman sets herself up for failure by trying to do too much at once. How can you break a really big assignment into small tasks?

13. 4. JUMP IN! The average freshman mistakenly thinks that he will later be “in the mood” to do homework. How is beginning a terrible, horrible assignment like jumping into a cold pool?

14. 5. SACRIFICE! The average freshman thinks he can do it all— party down and study hard. What are you willing to give up to get the really important things done?

15. 6. LOOK FORWARD The average freshman spends her day dealing with the stress of things she forgot to do. How can you avoid being the firefighter putting out fires all day?

16. 7. GET HELP! The average freshman spends a lot of time trying to study on his own. What is at the AARC that might make learning faster and better? sfasu.edu/aarc

17. NO MORE MONKEYS! Identify bad habits! Write it down! Break it into parts! Jump in! Sacrifice! Look ahead! Get help!