Time Management...

With the semester starting today... I gotta get back to good time management skills ;)

• School term/semester overview: develop, or plan for, blocks of study time
  About 50 minutes? How long does it take for you to become restless?
  Some learners need more frequent breaks for a variety of reasons
  More difficult material may also require more frequent breaks
  Place blocks of time when you are most productive, as morning person or night owl!
• Schedule weekly reviews and updates
  Sunday night may be an excellent time to review your calendar
  Be mindful that as deadlines and exams approach, your weekly routine must adapt
• Prioritize assignments
  When studying, get in the habit of beginning with the most difficult subject or task
  For more difficult courses of study, try to be flexible in your approach to success
  Build in “reaction time” when you can get feedback on assignments before they are due.
• Achieve “stage one”—get something done
  Don’t work the details until your assignment concept is fully developed.
  “Perfection is the enemy of good”, especially in the course of beginning an assignment.
  Given that you build in review, roughly draft your idea and proceed from there
• Postpone tasks or routines that can be put off until school work is finished
  Eliminate, delegate or delay non-essential tasks as part of prioritizing.
  Review for a test may be more important than enjoying a sport.
  and playing the game later will be more enjoyable without the pressure of the test.
• Develop alternative study places
  free from distractions to maximize concentration
• Use your “free” time wisely
  Think of times when you can study "bits" as when walking, riding the bus, etc.
• Review notes and readings just before class
• Review lecture material immediately after class
  (Forgetting is greatest within 24 hours without review)