Effective time management is crucial to being successful in your academic and professional life. This video produced by The Academic Success Center at Oregon State University discusses the basics of organizing your time and offers suggestions in long-term planning, backwards planning, developing weekly schedules, and using to-do lists.
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Do you find you leave things to the last minute? As a student your life is very busy. You have courses to take, assignments and papers to get done, jobs to go to, family to please. This can all be overwhelming and sometimes juggling all you responsibilities might lead you to leave certain things, like school work, to the last minute - to procrastinate. |
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Here are some Web resources that can help you be MORE SUCCESSFUL: |
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People who are productive not only keep their stress and anxiety levels low, they are also more efficient at getting things done. Accomplishing a tasks we set out to do, like completing an assignment, has been shown to make us feel happier. Watch the following video clip to learn more about improving your own productivity.
Learning to manage your time and carve out blocks of it that can be used for studying is an important skill to develop. Waiting to the last minute is not a habit that leads to success. You have to learn and master time-management skills in order to do "A" level work. Good time management also helps to reduce levels of stress and anxiety, so having good time-management skills is one key yo academic success. The Library has quite a few books on manageing your time. We've given you two here. Need more? Find them by clicking on this link to get to our online catalog: CUNY+ (CUNY's book catalog). You then need to do four things:
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Getting Things Done by
Allen’s premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve effective productivity and unleash our creative potential. In Getting Things Done Allen shows how to:
* Apply the “do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it” rule to get your in-box to empty
* Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
* Plan projects as well as get them unstuck
* Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
* Feel fine about what you’re not doing
Overcoming Procrastination by
From Amazon: Whether you're a chronic or occasional procrastinator, this guide will help you break free from your bad habits so you can get quick tasks done immediately and have the stamina for bigger projects over the long haul.
