TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS
1. Determine your best time of day to study and study then.
2. Do it now. Fight procrastination. Explore procrastination patterns
and break them
3. Set deadlines for yourself.
4. Write out your short term and long range goals.
5. Concentrate on one thing at a time.
6. Use TV time as a reward, after you have finished studying.
7. Plan to take a 10 minute break per study hour, 5 minutes every half
hour.
8. Divide a big assignment into small pieces that can be done one at
a time.
9. Have a central work list, and make a daily "things to do"
list,
10. Be flexible -when you become bored with certain parts of studying,
change topics.
11. Learn to discipline yourself and feel good about it.
12. Write down all assignments and due dates in your time management
book.
13. Plan in the morning (or the night before) the priorities for that
day.
14. Learn to say "NO" to interruptions when you study. Separate
study time from play time.
15. Have an organized study area where you can concentrate.
16. Give yourself time off and special rewards when you have done important
things.
17. Schedule study time before class and right after the lecture, if
possible.
18. Beware of perfection. It may reduce your productivity rate. Always
perform at your peek level to the best of your ability -be realistic.
19. Study smarter, not harder!
20. Build on success. Profit from failure. Learn from your mistakes.
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