Chapter 3: Discovering Your Values and Goals
Something you want to accomplish in the future which requires time and planning. At least several years away to achievement.
What are long term goals?
Class time, work time, study time, assignment due dates, social events, parties, exercise, club activities, birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays are things to fill in this item.
What are things that go in a planner?
Should be associated with studying.
Should be available whenever you need it.
Should meet your study needs.
Should meet your psychological needs.
Should be organized and free of distractions.
What is choosing a study place?
How to choose a study place?
The act of delaying some task that needs to be completed.
What is procrastination?
Traditional College Students (ages 18-26)
Young Adults (ages 27-31)
Adults (37-42)
What are the stages of life?
The Early Bird, The Balancing Act, The Pressure Cooker, and The Improviser
What are the Time Management Personality Styles/Types?
True or False: The goal of a study place is to find, or create, the best place for studying, and then to use it regularly so that studying there becomes a good habit.
What is True
Breaking Long-term goals into manageable chunks.
What are short term goals?
A _________ is a dream with a deadline.
-Napoleon Hill
What is a goal?
A tool to help evaluate urgency and importance of prioritizing named after the 34th president of the United States.
What is the Eisenhower Method?
Name 3 study spots/places favored by students.
What are
This personality style has the following traits:
•You frequently wait until the last minute to do assignments, but it’s because you’ve been able to get away with this habit in many classes.
•Sometimes you miss an assignment or two, or must pretend to have done reading that you haven’t, but everyone does that sometimes, right?
Who are the The Improvisers?
True or False
One of the criteria for assessing core values is: It is acted upon inconsistently, modeled for others, and pursued when there are consequences for doing so.
What is False?
One of the criteria for assessing core values is: It is acted upon consistently, modeled for others, and pursued when there are consequences for doing so.
Also known as quadrant 4, this quadrant serves as your time wasters, things that are not important and not urgent.
What is Unimportant/Not Urgent or Not Important/Not Urgent?
*To your computer off or shut down notifications
● Turn your cell phone off
○ Even if you glance at it each time to see who sent a message, you’re still losing your studying momentum and have to start over again.
● Turn off social media notifications
● Put your phone in Do Not Disturb mode
● Leave your phone in your car
What are ways to avoid multitasking?
Name 3 things your planner should include:
•Class time
•Work Time
•Designated study time (2-3 hours per hour in class)
•Assignment due dates (check your syllabus)
•Exam dates and quizzes (check your syllabus)
•Appointments
•Birthdays of family and friends
Discretionary Time
•Social events
•Parties
•Exercise
•Club activities
•Church activities
Reminders
•Birthdays
•Anniversaries
Holidays
A compass that helps you make decisions and choices. Beliefs that are fundamentally important in the way you live and work.
What are core values?
Prioritize, Avoid procrastination, learn to say no, use a planner, etc.. are
What are ways to manage your time?
_____________ often leads to mistakes and poorer quality work while increasing stress.
What is multitasking?
What does the acronym SMART in setting goals stand for?
What is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relatable, and Timeable?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY POINTS