Scheduling Your Time
Ways People "Waste" Time
Unhealthy Time Management Strategies
Healthy Management Strategies
Activities to Add Structure
100

This is where you may have to go to get checks cashed or withdraw money from a savings account. 

Bank

100

Watching too much of this can prevent you from getting out of the house and getting some exercise. 

TV

100

Sleeping more than this many hours each day for an extended period of time can lead to isolation and depression. 

9 hours

100

Writing important dates or appointments on one of these and hanging it where it will be seen can be helpful in keeping a schedule. 

Calendar

100

Doing this activity around the neighborhood or through a local park can be a great stress reducer, not to mention an excellent form of exercise. 

Walk, jog

200

This is where you will need to go to pick up your perscriptions.

Pharmacy

200

Talking about others in a way that is not helpful or supportive.

Gossiping.

200

Not having any scheduled activities to do all day long can cause you to feel this way. 

Bored, lonely, depressed

200

Putting this object across the room so that you have to get out of bed to turn it off can help you to get started with your daily routine. 

Alarm clock, phone

200

Doing this can be a fun and productive way to structure your time, as long as you do not buy more than you can really afford. 

Shopping

300

It is important to remember that the public transportation schedule might change on these days.

Weekend and holidays.

300

Unanticipated interruptions, such as these, can prevent use from getting things done. 

Visits, phone calls

300

Not making any time for these healthy activities you enjoy could cause your stress level to rise.

leisure, hobbies

300

Getting help from these people can help to lighten your load while still making sure that everything that needs to be done gets taken care of. 

Family, friends

300

This is one way to structure some of your free time while offering your help and services to others without all of the responsibilities of a paying job. 

Volunteer work

400

If you know you get anxious when you are around crowds, this would be the recommended time to go to the grocery store. 

Early AM or late PM on weekdays. 

400

Waiting until the last minute to get something done, known as this, can cause a lot of unnecessary stress and anxiety. 

Procrastination

400

You can make yourself feel this way when you try to cram too much into one day. 

Overwhelmed, frustrated, stressed

400

If you feel you have too much to do in a day and you are not going to get everything done, you could do this to better manage your time. 

Ask for help, spread tasks out during the week

400

These are three chores that should be done regularly around the house to keep things neat and clean. 

Dishes, dust, vacuum

500

A person who has to be up for work at 7:00 AM should go to bed by this time each night in order to ensure they get enough sleep. 

Around 11 PM. 

500

Repeatedly making up these reasons about why you cannot get something done wastes a lot of time. 

Excuses.

500

Having a lack of this makes you feel like you cannot find the energy or the willpower to get things done. 

Motivation, sleep

500

Managing your time effectively helps to reduce this, since you are prepared for what you have to do. 

Stress

500

This is something that can help you get your day started, and can be a great place to socialize with others, especially on weekend mornings. 

Church, temple, synagogue

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