Time Management

Learn & Reflect

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Send this form to yourself and discuss it with your advisor or coach.

What is your biggest issue when trying to manage your time?
- I procrastinate. Badly. It's kind of a problem...
- I pile way too much on my plate and then get overwhelmed
- I forget when things are due/ I pull all-nighters and am starting to worry about my mental well-being

What personal qualities do you want to develop to improve your time management?

What prevents you from managing your time well? (or what makes you procrastinate?)

Which of these (or other) strategies can you use to avoid procrastination?

For tips on how to stress less, visit the live well, learn well website for tips as well as access to counseling services
What tool (calendar phone, app, etc) can you carry around with you each day to help you organize?

Which one of these strategies can you apply today? Avoid procrastination!

Identify a good study space and a time slot each day.... (add this to your calendar to make it a commitment to yourself).

What are the important social events and habits that you need to have time for?

Have you considered all 5 tips and answered the questions so far? This is your beginning plan to change your time management habits.
- Yes. I have committed to change.
- Meh...Not really, could do more.
- Not at all. I haven't committed to change.

Thinking about your own schedule, what are you willing to change to achieve more balance? Remember a balanced schedule is more sustainable over time.

Still feeling unsure?
- Nope. I'm feeling confident!
- A little, yes.
- I'm just as lost as I was before...

What to Do

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Step 1: Review the goals for the toolkit to see if this matches your interests.
Step 2: Enter your name and email if you want to send this to yourself or your advisers for discussion
Step 3: Advance the slides by clicking the next button under the slide.
Step 4: Reflect and respond to the questions and statements as required if you want to make the most of the toolkit.
Step 5: Click submit when you’ve completed the questions and review your responses.

Review and print the Time Management Tips if you like and be sure to check the Go Further section for some additional resources on the topic!

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Review

Top Five Strategies:

Time management is one of the biggest hurdles students will have to face while at university. Effective organization and time management are vital to academic success- here are some tips to help get you started!

Plan Out Your Semester

Get a four-month calendar to plan out your term (available from the UBC bookstore). Write down the dates of term papers, midterms, presentations, and any other important academic dates.

Organize your week in detail

Use a weekly planner to map out how you will accomplish your weekly tasks. Use the Assignment Calculator for help with setting milestones for your papers.

Work well, play well, sleep well!

Plan activities according to your Energy Cycle. Learn more about sleep and wellbeing. Take advantage of times when you are at your best!

Even a little study time helps…

Maximize your time by studying between classes, on the bus, etc. Even 5 minutes of reading/studying is better than none!

Quality, AND quantity!

Use the wedging technique (video) as recommended by McMaster University, to beat procrastination and make the best use of your time.

Download the Time Management Tips

Consider Your Beliefs:

Dr. Stephen Chew: Professor of Psychology at Samford University in Alabama, explains that the beliefs you hold about how much time it takes (and what you need to do) to be a good student may be holding you back. Learn how to be realistic about your time investment.

Review a Workshop Archive:

There are online and in-person workshop offerings on this topic.

Go Further

Consider Your Wellness

Anxiety and stress may be impacting your ability to manage your time effectively. Learn more about how to manage stress in this helpful article: Is Academic Life Stressful?

Get Extra Help

If you want one-on-one help to improve these skills, come talk to a Peer Academic Coach in the Chapman Learning Commons!

Coaching Hours

Coaches Corner will re-open in October 2012.

Coaching is free, and offered on a drop-in basis.

source: http://wiki.ubc.ca/Peer_Academic_Coaching_Hours

Other Useful Resources

This Is Your Life 2.0
Time Management Tools
Weekly planning worksheet (Word document)
Personal Time Survey (Word document)
Energy Cycle (Word document)
Stress busters:The art of time management
Is academic life stressful?
Related Links at the bottom of this page for UBC and other resources.