Time Management Tips for a Student
Published on August 28, 2021
Ways to Save Time
- Concentrate your time and effort on one subject at a time (your brain can’t multitask!)
- Take small breaks to fight boredom and increase concentration
- Write notes by hand. This can help with faster internalization of the material
- Review notes for a minute after each lecture to avoid last-minute cramming before an exam
Fighting Procrastination
- Create your own positive reinforcement
- Divide the task into small components to be tackled separately
- Create small, self-defined deadlines for yourself to follow
- Prioritize your work based on urgency and importance
Actively Budgeting Time
- Create a goal, a plan, and then commit to it
- Allow yourself reasonable time for activities
- Don’t be discouraged if you occasionally deviate from your plan; use this to plan better in the future
- Budget time for meals and exercise, this will make your studying hours more effective
Staying Organized
- Write large due dates 3-4 months ahead in a planner. This helps you visually understand how busy you will or will not be
- Write down daily goals that you can reasonably complete. Check them off as you go (checkmarks will never seem so satisfying!)
- Don’t count on yourself to remember everything you’ve been assigned: write it down!
Common Time Traps
- Lack of planning
- Lack of prioritization
- Over-commitment
- Rushing through something to produce a lower quality product
- Netflix, Facebook, or messaging
- Studying with distracting friends
- Becoming distracted during lecture
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