WHAT WE'RE DOING:
In this lesson we were talking about time management. We were talking about how to make sure we do everything we need to do. Especially with all our college assessments coming up, Calais wants to know how we manage our time.
If we don't manage our time well and a lot of the things we do is last minute, then Calais gave us this hand out that should slightly helps us with our time.
THE 5 STEP PLAN:
1. List everything you need to do.
If I write down everything that I need to do then I can't forget anything. It is basically a reminder of how much I have do.
I can look at this list to make sure I get everything I need to do, done. I can score off each point once I'm done.
2. Break down big tasks into smaller steps.
This is a great step because tasks always feel less overwhelming if they're completed in small steps.
This is what I done with my logic assessment. I didn't rush into it doing every instrument at once. I picked one instrument and completed it, then moved onto the next one.
3. Put in three columns - Now, Soon and Later.
This is just to make it easier on me and prioritize. Deadlines are always the main proirity so I have to know what needs to be now 'now.' All the extra things that don't really have a set date or needs to be done but for later on in the future, then I should leave them for after.
4. Do something from the 'now' column immediatley, and tick it off the list. Getting one task done will make you feel clamer.
If I do something from the now column straight away then yes it will make me calmer and ease me. I will be happy with myself because I know I have achieved something for the day and learnt something new.
Also if I score a task off my list then it will also calm me down. It means whenever I look at the list I will notice that there are tasks which have been done, so I know I am doing what's meant to be done.
5. Now put the other tasks in priority order and make a plan to tackle them.
If I finish all my deadlines. I shouldn't rest and take it easy. I now need to focus on my other tasks (the ones in the 'soon' and 'later[' columns).
If I keep myself going once the deadlines are done, then when I get another deadline task, I won't have to worry about all the later on ones.
SETTING GOALS:
We then had to look at another hand out which basically told us how we deal with all our work. I picked number two which was, "Most of my studies I find challenging, but do-able."
Number two was this:
"If you ticked number '2' then you are getting a lot out of your studies- you find it challenging enough, but you are note overwhelemedm by it. You have obviously develope stratigies to cpoe with challening work, which will stand you in good stead for the future."
WHAT I THINK:
I agreed with that comment completely because I feel I cope really well with deadlines and tasks. I have always been on time with any assessment. Such as my Logic, magazine articla, my two songs and the sound of music assessments.
The only thing is, I don't write down each task I need to do. I don't know why, I just never have. Writing a little list can help me quite a bit. I always just 'remember' what I have to do. I never write it down, I always 'take a note of it in my head.' Writing a list is something I am going to start doing because my head won't be full of all these dates, times and deadlines when they are on paper.
In this lesson we were talking about time management. We were talking about how to make sure we do everything we need to do. Especially with all our college assessments coming up, Calais wants to know how we manage our time.
If we don't manage our time well and a lot of the things we do is last minute, then Calais gave us this hand out that should slightly helps us with our time.
THE 5 STEP PLAN:
1. List everything you need to do.
If I write down everything that I need to do then I can't forget anything. It is basically a reminder of how much I have do.
I can look at this list to make sure I get everything I need to do, done. I can score off each point once I'm done.
2. Break down big tasks into smaller steps.
This is a great step because tasks always feel less overwhelming if they're completed in small steps.
This is what I done with my logic assessment. I didn't rush into it doing every instrument at once. I picked one instrument and completed it, then moved onto the next one.
3. Put in three columns - Now, Soon and Later.
This is just to make it easier on me and prioritize. Deadlines are always the main proirity so I have to know what needs to be now 'now.' All the extra things that don't really have a set date or needs to be done but for later on in the future, then I should leave them for after.
4. Do something from the 'now' column immediatley, and tick it off the list. Getting one task done will make you feel clamer.
If I do something from the now column straight away then yes it will make me calmer and ease me. I will be happy with myself because I know I have achieved something for the day and learnt something new.
Also if I score a task off my list then it will also calm me down. It means whenever I look at the list I will notice that there are tasks which have been done, so I know I am doing what's meant to be done.
5. Now put the other tasks in priority order and make a plan to tackle them.
If I finish all my deadlines. I shouldn't rest and take it easy. I now need to focus on my other tasks (the ones in the 'soon' and 'later[' columns).
If I keep myself going once the deadlines are done, then when I get another deadline task, I won't have to worry about all the later on ones.
SETTING GOALS:
We then had to look at another hand out which basically told us how we deal with all our work. I picked number two which was, "Most of my studies I find challenging, but do-able."
Number two was this:
"If you ticked number '2' then you are getting a lot out of your studies- you find it challenging enough, but you are note overwhelemedm by it. You have obviously develope stratigies to cpoe with challening work, which will stand you in good stead for the future."
WHAT I THINK:
I agreed with that comment completely because I feel I cope really well with deadlines and tasks. I have always been on time with any assessment. Such as my Logic, magazine articla, my two songs and the sound of music assessments.
The only thing is, I don't write down each task I need to do. I don't know why, I just never have. Writing a little list can help me quite a bit. I always just 'remember' what I have to do. I never write it down, I always 'take a note of it in my head.' Writing a list is something I am going to start doing because my head won't be full of all these dates, times and deadlines when they are on paper.