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Jhy'Deisha
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How should I manage my time in high school????
What is the best way to manage my time in high school?
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Alice Dawson
SAP | Global Customer Advisory | Talent
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Alice’s Answer
Hi - I've tried a number of ways to help me manage my time and have found the one that works best for me, and calms any stress induced anxiety over a busy schedule, is to take the last 15 minutes of my day and look at what's on my plate for tomorrow.
1. Understand what is on your plate for tomorrow.
(a) What classes do you have? (b) Do you have any sports or club activities? (c) Any personal stuff you need to do?
2. Write down in phone / paper what you need to get done tomorrow. I classify mine as "must do" and "would be nice to get done".
(a) homework (b) practice (c) time with friends
3. If anything pops up that next day that isn't on your "must do" list then take a second to ask yourself if this is really a priority. Can it go to the "would be nice..." list?
This gives you a structure, a way to validate if things that pop up are important, but doesn't feel like you've set a schedule you can't break.
Good luck!
1. Understand what is on your plate for tomorrow.
(a) What classes do you have? (b) Do you have any sports or club activities? (c) Any personal stuff you need to do?
2. Write down in phone / paper what you need to get done tomorrow. I classify mine as "must do" and "would be nice to get done".
(a) homework (b) practice (c) time with friends
3. If anything pops up that next day that isn't on your "must do" list then take a second to ask yourself if this is really a priority. Can it go to the "would be nice..." list?
This gives you a structure, a way to validate if things that pop up are important, but doesn't feel like you've set a schedule you can't break.
Good luck!
Sarah Chapman
Technical Leader at 3M
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Bracknell, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah’s Answer
This is a great question and one that I think everyone struggles with at one time or another. The answer, in my opinion, depends very much on your personality and also how you learn best.
I would encourage you to spend some time learning about learning - there are some good free courses such as this one on Coursera https://gb.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn.
Getting insight into your learning style can help you plan your time at school and home. For example, prioritizing social learning such as study groups vs. quiet time reading alone. If you are easily distracted, then you need to put in place mechanisms to manage those distractions (e.g., focus time on devices, studying in library), if you tend to procrastinate you need to work out how to motivate yourself in areas you want to study but don't like (for example Pomodoro technique), if you leave things to the last minute then you can set yourself deadlines in advance of the real deadline (for example committing to a friend or mentor that you will get them a draft by a certain date).
Personally, I have always found that I need to manage my energy more than my time. When I am passionate and engaged about something, I seem to find time to fit it in. When I am not then I procrastinate and get distracted. For me, library study and study groups helped as well as making myself do a plan as Alice suggested. I like to do mine on Sunday nights for the week and pick 3 big things I want to accomplish and then focus on them till they are done. That is not always easy at school/college, but it helps me to have things to look forward to and recharge my energy - for example, when I have done 25 mins of this task, I get to have a nice coffee break or when I have completed this report, I will have lunch with a friend. The other important thing is exercise - I try and build running into my routine but it could be anything you enjoy - walking, playing sports, yoga etc. That gives energy and helps focus.
Lastly, I think understanding your personality and then learning from others who are similar helps and Google/YouTube can help with that. For example, I struggle with focus so find Pomodoro technique plus a bullet-journal helpful as a flexible system to help me plan. Other people I know, love GTD (Getting Things Done), the Eisenhower Method or apps like Todoist, Forest, Evernote etc. I have tried lots but always come back to a paper notebook or Post-it notes (although I work for 3M who make them so am biased). Try different methods but keep it simple and try to find what works well for you and your personality because there is no silver-bullet, one-size-fits-all solution.
Hope this is helpful and good luck.
I would encourage you to spend some time learning about learning - there are some good free courses such as this one on Coursera https://gb.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn.
Getting insight into your learning style can help you plan your time at school and home. For example, prioritizing social learning such as study groups vs. quiet time reading alone. If you are easily distracted, then you need to put in place mechanisms to manage those distractions (e.g., focus time on devices, studying in library), if you tend to procrastinate you need to work out how to motivate yourself in areas you want to study but don't like (for example Pomodoro technique), if you leave things to the last minute then you can set yourself deadlines in advance of the real deadline (for example committing to a friend or mentor that you will get them a draft by a certain date).
Personally, I have always found that I need to manage my energy more than my time. When I am passionate and engaged about something, I seem to find time to fit it in. When I am not then I procrastinate and get distracted. For me, library study and study groups helped as well as making myself do a plan as Alice suggested. I like to do mine on Sunday nights for the week and pick 3 big things I want to accomplish and then focus on them till they are done. That is not always easy at school/college, but it helps me to have things to look forward to and recharge my energy - for example, when I have done 25 mins of this task, I get to have a nice coffee break or when I have completed this report, I will have lunch with a friend. The other important thing is exercise - I try and build running into my routine but it could be anything you enjoy - walking, playing sports, yoga etc. That gives energy and helps focus.
Lastly, I think understanding your personality and then learning from others who are similar helps and Google/YouTube can help with that. For example, I struggle with focus so find Pomodoro technique plus a bullet-journal helpful as a flexible system to help me plan. Other people I know, love GTD (Getting Things Done), the Eisenhower Method or apps like Todoist, Forest, Evernote etc. I have tried lots but always come back to a paper notebook or Post-it notes (although I work for 3M who make them so am biased). Try different methods but keep it simple and try to find what works well for you and your personality because there is no silver-bullet, one-size-fits-all solution.
Hope this is helpful and good luck.
Rebecca Tang
Banking
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Rebecca’s Answer
Thank you for your question. Below are my suggestions :
1. Identify a time management tool to help you, e.g. Phone Calendar, Microsoft Outlook
2. Put down your school time first
3. Assign some time everyone for doing assignment/projects, revisions, etc. This is to avoid to do it in last minute
4. Allocate sufficient time for rest and exercise
5. You can then assign some time for leisure and also family and friends gathering, etc.
You do not need to fill up the entire schedule. Reserve some 'me' time to relax and reflection.
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
1. Identify a time management tool to help you, e.g. Phone Calendar, Microsoft Outlook
2. Put down your school time first
3. Assign some time everyone for doing assignment/projects, revisions, etc. This is to avoid to do it in last minute
4. Allocate sufficient time for rest and exercise
5. You can then assign some time for leisure and also family and friends gathering, etc.
You do not need to fill up the entire schedule. Reserve some 'me' time to relax and reflection.
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
Holly Segel
Speech Pathology
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Bound Brook, New Jersey
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Holly’s Answer
It's very easy to look at the many things you have to do and become overwhelmed. Worse yet, it's easy to just want to give up. Worst of all is to become so stressed out that you don't give your best effort to anything you have to do.
1. The number one thing I recommend is to keep a calendar (you can do it on your phone/computer and sometimes I benefit from seeing it written out all at once).
2. Keep track of the things you have to do and break them down into steps.
3. Start with the due date, give yourself a couple extra days for interruptions and delays, and fill in the calendar going backward from the due date, adding in the steps to the project.
4. Be sure to give yourself extra time for each step.
5. Give yourself a reward between the steps and celebrate that you are on schedule!
6. Remember that you are in high school and that you should enjoy your time there! Plan to spend time talking with friends, participating in activities, etc.
Here is an example of how you could schedule out an activity:
Let's say you have a paper due December 16th before school break and you just found out today, November 21st.
First list the tasks:
1. Decide on your topic
2. Research your topic
3. Make some notes on your computer, notebook paper, or note cards
4. Think about how you want to organize the information.
5. Make an outline
6. Write at least one section each day: Let's say there are six (Introduction, history, current situation/problem, possible solutions, ratings/discussion of why one solution is best, conclusion/summary). Don't do a lot of editing - just get something written!
7. Go back and review and edit what you wrote.
8. Write or type the final paper
9. Turn it in and CELEBRATE!
So that's a lot of steps.
Be sure that step 8 is done on or before the 14th, that way you have a couple extra days. Then just work backwards...
Step 7 could be done on the 13th
Step 6 Could be done on Dec. 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 - but give yourself a day off and say you want to start writing by Dec 2nd.
Step 5 could be done on Dec. 1st
Step 4 could be done on Nov. 30th
Step 3 could take 2 days so allow Nov. 28 and 29
Step 2 could also take a couple days so start on Nov. 22 and 23rd (see I left time off for American Thanksgiving weekend. If you decide to work on some of your project during the weekend you can be AHEAD and how great would that be!)
Step 1 is for today, the day you get the assignment.
So, you have plenty of time to get the project researched and written as long as you get started and take each step within the timeline you planned.
I do this with everything I do. In fact, I am about to plan my preparations for Thanksgiving dinner, including shopping and baking right now.
I hope this helps you.
1. The number one thing I recommend is to keep a calendar (you can do it on your phone/computer and sometimes I benefit from seeing it written out all at once).
2. Keep track of the things you have to do and break them down into steps.
3. Start with the due date, give yourself a couple extra days for interruptions and delays, and fill in the calendar going backward from the due date, adding in the steps to the project.
4. Be sure to give yourself extra time for each step.
5. Give yourself a reward between the steps and celebrate that you are on schedule!
6. Remember that you are in high school and that you should enjoy your time there! Plan to spend time talking with friends, participating in activities, etc.
Here is an example of how you could schedule out an activity:
Let's say you have a paper due December 16th before school break and you just found out today, November 21st.
First list the tasks:
1. Decide on your topic
2. Research your topic
3. Make some notes on your computer, notebook paper, or note cards
4. Think about how you want to organize the information.
5. Make an outline
6. Write at least one section each day: Let's say there are six (Introduction, history, current situation/problem, possible solutions, ratings/discussion of why one solution is best, conclusion/summary). Don't do a lot of editing - just get something written!
7. Go back and review and edit what you wrote.
8. Write or type the final paper
9. Turn it in and CELEBRATE!
So that's a lot of steps.
Be sure that step 8 is done on or before the 14th, that way you have a couple extra days. Then just work backwards...
Step 7 could be done on the 13th
Step 6 Could be done on Dec. 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 - but give yourself a day off and say you want to start writing by Dec 2nd.
Step 5 could be done on Dec. 1st
Step 4 could be done on Nov. 30th
Step 3 could take 2 days so allow Nov. 28 and 29
Step 2 could also take a couple days so start on Nov. 22 and 23rd (see I left time off for American Thanksgiving weekend. If you decide to work on some of your project during the weekend you can be AHEAD and how great would that be!)
Step 1 is for today, the day you get the assignment.
So, you have plenty of time to get the project researched and written as long as you get started and take each step within the timeline you planned.
I do this with everything I do. In fact, I am about to plan my preparations for Thanksgiving dinner, including shopping and baking right now.
I hope this helps you.
Robert Mingus
Culinary Director
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Poplar Grove, Illinois
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Robert’s Answer
Jhy'Deisha,
The most important thing to do, would be to study for your future. Take classes that you are interested in. If you want to be a data analyst, take extra courses on your own through Coursera or LinkedIn learning videos. this process will help you in the long run.
Retired Executive Chef
Rob Mingus
The most important thing to do, would be to study for your future. Take classes that you are interested in. If you want to be a data analyst, take extra courses on your own through Coursera or LinkedIn learning videos. this process will help you in the long run.
Retired Executive Chef
Rob Mingus