Time Management Skills
You have classes, projects, practice for the sports team that you play on, how can you keep it all together?
Make a schedule, get a planner, use google calendar to keep track of everything.
This is tool that we use to keep track of items that we need to complete, and check off the items we have completed.
To-Do list, General List
What two quadrants should you spend least time on?
3 and 4
This skill allows us to rank our tasks from most important/most urgent to least important/least urgent, so that we are able to complete the most pressing items first.
Prioritizing
This skill is needed/used when we feel overwhelmed, are unable to do something ourselves, or when we are running out of time to complete a task.
Asking for help
This is a tool that we use to see what day it is, what the date/month is, and to look at future dates and months.
Calendar
The quadrant you want to spend more time in:
Quadrant 2
True or False? Good time management means not having any free time.
False. Good time management means that you have a balance in your life between scheduling the things you have to do and making time for the things you want to do. You should ensure that your schedule allows for down time and fun time, in order to maintain balance in your life.
These skills are used to provide us with a clear direction of what we want to happen, and the will that it takes to get there.
Goal setting/Motivation/Focus
These tools can be used on electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and some computers.
Apps
Something that someone says or does that stops someone else when they are speaking or concentrating on something
Interruption
True or False? People who manage their time wisely are able to get more done in less time.
True. A well managed schedule allows people to get the things they have to do completed on time, as well as making time for the things they want to do.
This skill is used when we need to change our plans or adjust our schedules when the unexpected interrupts them.
Flexibility/Adaptability
This tool helps us wake up on time, and can be used to remind us to do other things at specific times.
Alarms
If you spend a lot of time in quadrant 1, it can lead to ____.
Burnout
In order for a to-do list to be accurate and effective, you must be
Realistic
These skills are used to set limits for yourself and others to ensure that you don't take on too much, be taken advantage of, or otherwise misuse your time.
Boundaries/Assertion
This is a tool that we write to ourselves, to remind ourselves to do something, or not to forget about something.
Notes/Reminders/Post-Its
What two variables are used in Covey's Quadrants?
Importance and Urgency
You should _______ assignments with deadlines in the next days over those coming up in a week
Prioritize