|
Time Tip-Student Don'ts
|
Don Wetmore
|
Aug 18, 2009 07:33 PDT
|
FOUR TIME MANAGEMENT DON’TS FOR STUDENTS
By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore
In my years as a Time Management speaker and consultant, college
professor, and father of four grown kids, I have observed a lot of what
students can and should not do to increase their daily results. Time
management is not necessarily working “harder”, but rather, “smarter”.
And to accomplish significantly more in your school days, you need not
increase your efforts. As an example, in a horserace, the first horse
may earn a $50,000 purse and the second horse may earn a $25,000 purse.
The first horse gets twice as much money as the second horse, not
because it ran twice as far or twice as fast. It was only a “nose ahead”
of the competition.
So it is with your daily schoolwork. You need not run twice as fast or
put in twice the effort to significantly increase your daily success.
You only need to be a “nose ahead” of where you already are. Students
are productive in their days. They would not survive the demands of the
academic world if they were not. The real challenge is how much more
productive and successful can they become?
A lot of your Time Management has more to do with what you are not doing
rather than what you are doing. Sometimes your mistakes and omissions
will keep you from running at a full pace.
Here are the “Four Time Management Don’ts for Students” to avoid to help
increase your success at school and at home, in less time and with less
stress.
1. Start your day without a plan of action. You will begin your day by
responding to the loudest voice (the squeaky wheel gets the grease) and
spend it in a defensive mode, responding to other people’s and events’
demands. The tail will wag the dog. If there is a void of leadership in
your time management life, someone will fill that void, not that others
are bad people, but others will take all of your time if you let them.
You will have worked hard but may not have done enough of the right
things. Time Management is not doing the wrong things quicker. That just
gets you nowhere faster. Time Management is doing the right things.
2. Get out of balance in your life. Our lives are made up of Seven Vital
Areas: Health, Family, Financial, Intellectual, Social, Professional,
and Spiritual. We will not necessarily spend time every day in each area
or equal amounts of time in each area. But if in the long run, we spend
a sufficient quantity and quality of time in each area, our lives will
be in balance. But if we neglect any one area, never mind two or three,
we will eventually sabotage our success. Much like a table, if one leg
is longer than the rest, it will make the entire table wobbly. If we
don’t take time for health, our family life and social life are hurt. If
our financial area is out of balance, we will not be able to focus
adequately on our intellectual goals, etc.
3. Work with a messy study area. Studies have shown that the student who
works with a messy study area spends, on average, one hour per day
looking for things or being distracted by things. That’s seven hours per
week. (“Out of sight-out of mind.” And the reverse of that is true too,
“In sight, in mind”). And, it’s not a solid block of an hour, but a
minute here and a minute there, and like a leaky hot water faucet, drip,
drip, drip, it doesn’t seem like a major loss, but at the end the day,
we’re dumping gallons of hot water down the drain that we are paying to
heat. If you have ever visited the office of a successful manager,
typically, that person is working with a clean desk environment. Many
would attribute this practice to that person’s access to other staff
members. While there may be some truth in that conclusion, in most
cases, if we went back some years in that person’s career, they probably
were working with a clean desk back then which gave them the focus they
needed to become promoted to where they are today.
4. Don’t get enough sleep. Studies show that nearly 75% of students
complain on a regular basis, all throughout their days, that they are
flat-out tired. (Ever see a student nodding off in class?) For most,
they get the quantity of sleep, but they lack the quality of sleep.
Their days are filled with so much stress, they are out of control,
working harder but maybe not smarter, that it’s difficult to get a full
night’s sleep. (For some, they simply do not allow for a sufficient
quantity of sleep.) Plan and take time for a sufficient quantity of
sleep. And, if you will plan your day, then work your plan, you will get
more done, feel a higher sense of accomplishment, greater self-esteem,
and experience less stress and enjoy a more restful night’s sleep.
If these ideas were helpful, we have prepared an additional article
entitled, “Five Time Management Do’s for Students”. It’s no cost. If you
would like a copy, email your request for “do’s” to: cts-@msn.com
Give your student the advantage this year with our Dynaminc Speed
Reading Home Study Kit to double their reading speed and improve
comprehension. Details are below.
Dr. Donald E. Wetmore-Professional Speaker
Productivity Institute-Time Management Seminars
127 Jefferson St., Stratford, CT 06615
(203) 386-8062 (800) 969-3773
email: cts-@msn.com
Timely Time Management Tips:
Visit our Time Management Supersite: http://www.balancetime.com/
Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/timeguy
Copyright 1999 You may re-print the above information in its entirety in
your publication, newsletter, or on your webpage. For permission, please
email your request for “reprint” to: cts-@msn.com
DYNAMIC SPEED READING HOME STUDY SEMINAR
Now you can double your reading speed with this exciting home study
seminar and you will increase your reading comprehension and reading
pleasure! You will read more in less time!
Perfect for managers, professionals, students and busy working people!
We get more printed information thrown at us in one day than our
great-grandparents saw in a lifetime. (Beyond a seed catalog and a book
or two, what did they have to look at and absorb?)
Knowledge is power. This is the Information Age. Half of what we know
today, we didn’t know just fifteen years ago. The amount of information
has doubled in just the last fifteen years and some experts predict it
will be doubling again every two years.
You cannot control the flow of information to you and if you don’t
increase the rate at which you read, you are seeing less and less of
what’s out there.
The average person spends about two hours per day reading. If you can
double your reading speed, you can cut your reading time in half. What
takes two hours can now be done in one hour.
An extra hour a day for you. Seven hours per week and 365 hours for you
over the next year. That’s the equivalent of nine additional workweeks
over the next year to spend time with your family, on hobbies or work on
those important tasks that are being neglected.
It can be done. Easily and with a lot of fun!
“Probably the best seminar I have ever invested!” “Don shows you the
“how to” in simple, easy to follow steps.” “I’ve never enjoyed reading
so much and been able to read so much.”
What you will learn
How to easily read beyond the way you were taught in the first place
How to eliminate the blocks that cause you to read slowly
How to avoid losing concentration when your mind wanders and you have to
go back and re-read the same material
Tools to maintain your new skills and to continue to improve your speed
and comprehension
Multiple reading techniques for different materials
Improved memory tools
And a whole lot more!
“I can’t believe how much fun this was!” “I’ll sign up the sales staff
for another one!” “I learned a lot more than I planned on. This was
great!”
What’s included?
Our 100-page Dynamic Speed Reading workbook and binder and two CD’s for
seminar use and as a follow-up tool.
What is the investment?
Regularly priced at $197, the Dynamic Speed Reading Home Study Seminar
is available to you now for only $97! (plus $9.95 shipping and handling)
Money back guarantee if not 100% satisfied!
YES! Send my Dynamic Speed Reading Home Study to me!
Name___________________________________________________________
Company_______________________________________________________
Street___________________________________________________________
City_____________________State______________________Zip___________
Telephone_____________________________Email______________________
Method of payment:
MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express
Credit card#________________________________________Exp__________
Submit your order now:
Email: cts-@msn.com
Or Call Our Secure Telephone Line: (203) 386-8062
Or Mail to: Productivity Institute, 127 Jefferson St. Stratford, CT
06615
Visit our blog now at http://timemanagementseminars.blogspot.com/ for
over 100 complimentary Time Management articles to help you get more
done in less time and with less stress!
Dr. Donald E. Wetmore
Professional Speaker
Productivity Institute
Time Management Seminars
127 Jefferson St.
Stratford, CT 06615
(203) 386-8062
(800) 969-3773
cts-@msn.com
http://www.balancetime.com
|
|
 |
|
