Microsoft® PowerPoint Presentation to accompany Becoming a Master Student Tenth Edition

Microsoft® PowerPoint Presentation to accompany

• Becoming a Master Student Tenth Edition

• Concise

• Dave Ellis

Chapter 2 Time

You’ve Got the Time!

• You have enough time

• Time is an equal opportunity resource: everyone gets 168 hours per week

• Time is elusive and easy to ignore

• Time is a non-renewable resource

• Time seems to pass at varying speeds

Why Planning Sets You Free

• You set the plan

• You can change it

• You choose how to achieve it

Also…

• When there’s a plan, there’s a chance

• Planning frees you from constant decisions

• Planning makes adjustments easier

Strategies for Long-Term Planning

• Work from future to present

• Write out your plan

• Create a vision

Strategies for Scheduling

• Schedule fixed blocks of time first

Strategies for Scheduling

• Schedule for real life

Strategies for Scheduling

• Schedule study time wisely and remember your goals

ABC Daily To-Do’s

• Write down everything you want to accomplish tomorrow

• Rate each task by priority

• A’s are most important
• B’s are important but not urgent
• C’s do not require immediate attention

ABC Daily To-Do’s

• Once you’ve labeled your tasks, schedule time for all the A’s

• The B’s and C’s can be done in odd moments between A’s

• Use your list to keep on task

ABC Daily To-Do’s

• As you complete tasks, cross them off your list

• At the end of the day, evaluate your performance

Twenty-Five Ways to Get the Most Out of Now

• When to study

• Where to study

• Ways to handle the rest of the world

• Things you can ask yourself when you get stuck

When to Study

• Study difficult subjects first

• Be aware of your best time of day

• Use waiting time

Where to Study

• Use a regular study area

• Study where you’ll be alert

• Use a library

Ways to Handle the Rest of the World

• Pay attention to your attention

• Agree with living mates about study time

• Get off the phone

Ways to Handle the Rest of the World

• Learn to say NO

• Hang a “do not disturb” sign on your door

• Get ready the night before

Ways to Handle the Rest of the World

• Call ahead

• Avoid noise distractions

• Notice how others misuse your time

Things You Can Ask Yourself When You Get Stuck

• What is one task I can accomplish toward my goal?

• Am I being too hard on myself?

• Is this a piano?

Things You Can Ask Yourself When You Get Stuck

• Would I pay myself for what I’m doing right now?

• Can I do just one more thing?

• Am I making time for things that are important but not urgent?

Things You Can Ask Yourself When You Get Stuck

• Can I delegate this?

• How did I just waste time?

• Could I find the time if I really wanted to?

• Am I willing to promise it?

7 More Ways to Stop Procrastination

• Observe your procrastination

• Discover your procrastination style

• Look for self-defeating beliefs

• Trick yourself into getting started

• Let feelings follow action

• Choose to work under pressure

• Take it easy

Power Process: Be Here Now

• Do what you’re doing when you’re doing it. Be where you are when you’re there.

• You don’t have a future. The only time to do anything is now.

• Choose when to be with your inner voice and when to let it go.

Strategies for Being Here Now

• Notice stray thoughts and then gently bring your attention back to the task at hand

• Notice your physical sensations

• Choose for yourself when to be here and now

Master Student Malcolm X

• “Many who today hear me somewhere in person, or on television, or those who read something I’ve said, will think I went to school far beyond the eighth grade.”

Chapter 2 Time