Daily Plan
Writing down tasks for the day in order of importance is called this.
What is prioritizing?
This technique uses 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
The “80/20 rule” that says 80% of results come from 20% of effort.
What is the Pareto Principle?
Turning off notifications during class or study time is an example of reducing these.
What are distractions?
What are distractions?
Writing “yes” to every request from friends may hurt your schedule if you don’t learn how to do this.
What is saying no (or setting boundaries)?
This type of book or digital app helps you keep track of assignments, exams, and activities.
What is a planner?
Reviewing material right after class instead of waiting until the night before a test is an example of this.
What is spacing or distributed practice?
Urgent and important tasks should be completed before all others, according to this matrix.
What is the Eisenhower Matrix?
Getting 7–9 hours of this each night can improve concentration and memory?
What is sleep?
Joining too many clubs may hurt your grades if you don’t practice this scheduling skill.
What is balancing commitments?
The strategy of breaking large tasks into smaller steps to make them more manageable.
What is chunking (or breaking down tasks)?
A quiet location without distractions is often referred to as this type of study environment.
What is a dedicated study space?
Assignments due tomorrow usually fall under this category in the Eisenhower Matrix.
What is urgent and important?
Exercise and mindfulness are examples of strategies that help manage this.
What is stress?
Using free time between classes to review notes is called making use of these.
What are small time pockets?
Allocating specific hours of your day for certain activities is called this scheduling method.
What is time blocking?
Color-coding notes or using flashcards are strategies for this type of learner.
What is a visual learner?
Long-term projects that are important but not due soon fall into this category.
What is important but not urgent?
Working on the most difficult task first thing in the morning is often called this.
What is “eating the frog”?
This weekly practice involves reviewing your accomplishments and planning for the next week.
What is a weekly review?
This “two-minute rule” suggests if a task takes less than two minutes, you should do this.
What is complete it right away?
This strategy involves quizzing yourself to check knowledge instead of just rereading notes.
What is self-testing (or retrieval practice)?
This principle suggests tackling tasks with the greatest long-term benefits instead of the easiest ones first.
What is prioritizing high-value tasks?
Writing down three major tasks to finish each day is often called this.
What is creating a daily “Big Three”?
Scheduling breaks, meals, and downtime is an example of maintaining this important balance.
What is work-life balance (or self-care)?