Time Management for College Students
Overview
Time management is arguably the most important skill one can master to maximize daily happiness & success.
Introduction to Time Management
Introduction to Time Management
Time…something it seems we never have enough of at certain seasons in our lives, yet we seem to have too much time in other seasons. The question is, how do we manage it? In Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verses 1-8, Solomon wrote,
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.” (NIV)
I would add an additional verse that goes something like this: “a time for writing papers, reading textbooks, and doing research.”
The following are ten effective and helpful strategies to assist anyone, especially college students, in managing the one resource that we never seem to have enough of, yet we cannot buy it anywhere. When God created us, we were given an absolute number of hours, minutes, and seconds on this earth. The catch is we have to manage them wisely and make the most out of every minute we have here on earth.
Put Into Practice
Instructions: Read the ten strategies below and develop a plan to implement them into your daily routine. For each strategy, describe the benefits and challenges of each.
1. Know How to Spend Your Time
2. Set Priorities
3. Use a Planning Tool
4. Get Organized
5. Schedule Appropriately
6. Delegate - Get Help from Others
7. Stop Procrastinating
8. Manage Time-Wasters
9. Avoid Multi-Tasking
10. Stay Healthy