the encouragement lounge: Time management

Monday, July 27, 2009

Time management

How specifically do you plan your study time? Do you determine ahead of time what you will work on, and when? Or do you just sort of know what you need to do and when you plan to work?

I have done both... there are times when I keep a mental list of projects and know when my work times are and then just start working.

I also reach times where I'm overwhelmed (or avoiding a specific piece of work!) and then I plan more specifically... marking time slots in my calendar for specific pieces of the work.

What works for you?

Cheering you on!

Harriet

1 comment:

AnonymousJuly 28, 2009 at 3:57 PM
I almost always have a written list of what I need to do -- and a plan for the order in which I want to proceed -- but I find myself vacillating between adhering to the plan and deviating based on my intuition or mood that day. So, I guess I vacillate between planning what to work on and "sort of knowing what I need to do."
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I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.