Time Management

Foundations

• I will write down my responsibilities and obligations where I can find them.
• I will review my responsibilities and obligations.
• I will prioritize things I need to do versus things I want to do and choose between them.
• I will balance my social life with my responsibilities and obligations.
• I will balance my family life with my school related responsibilities and obligations.
• Under stress, I will take the time to create a to do list.

Basics

• I will write down all my responsibilities and obligations in a central location and review them daily.
• I will prioritize things I need to do versus things I want to do and choose the things I need to do first.
• I will limit the amount of television that I watch to my favorite shows
• I will set aside time right after a short break after school to get done most of what I need to do.
• I will start projects ahead of time so that I know I can comfortably finish the project before it is due.
• When I finish all I need to do in the short run, I will take the time to create a to do list to see if I can start anything that needs to be done.

Advanced

• I will prioritize things I need to do and get them done before I do anything I want to do while allowing for reasonable breaks and containing my stress levels
• I will finish projects well before it is due so that I have time to reflect, edit, revise, or otherwise change the project to make it better.
• I will keep my ongoing to do lists in a place where I constantly see and interact with it and I will base much of my time on accomplishing items on that list.
• I will prioritize responsibilities and obligations and honorably and honestly decline to keep some so that I can get adequate sleep and even a small bit of leisure time.