Taking Control of Your Time | Origin: ED110
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Time and Stress Management for Instructors --> Taking Control of Your Time
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I am already a list maker, but I tend to rewrite them often. I like the idea of highlighting things from the original list and wasting less time rewriting them.
In order to take control of our time we need to have a goof balance of immediacy and procrastination while prioritizing certain tasks rather than completing the "easier" or "simpler" tasks first.
I fall into that 95% of occasional procrastination and mostly with my private life. I have always made "to do" lists but never thought about giving them numbers regarding their importance. I will have to try this in order to increase my time management skills.
Setting realistic goals and timeframe.
You can only be the best you can be if you are good with yourself. That means you must take the time for self-care or make deals with yourself to stay happy.
Make a to do list with a an order that need to be done.
Prioritizing all tasks according to importance/ urgency.
Making a list and prioritizing certain tasks.
Keep important tasks prioritized.
set realistic goals and timeframes and make a check list
Making sure you feel in control of your time is key. Do not let students or administrators dictate the control of your time.
I need to start doing a to do list and prioritize these tasks to improve my time management.
Making a to do list helps with time management.
Growing up in a military household, I was taught time management from a very young age.
I learned that a "to-do list" has to be organized, too. Procrastination will cause more issues with time management.
To do lists helps to stay organized. I really like assigning "important/urgent" or "important/not urgent" etc to tasks so I can prioritize them.
I've learned the importance of time management, and the best way to create and utilize a to do list for maximum benefits.
Staying organized is most critical when lowering an Instructor's stress level. The "to do list" sounds time consuming but in the end keeping track of your thoughts is very important. At times we tend to forget what needs to be done.
Learned that more smaller items on the to-do list are better than just a couple large items that really require a bunch of time instead break the list down to each task and make sure you allot more time then you think it will actually take. Then just chip away at your list item by item and it will keep you from missing anything.
