Time Management Strategies For Students..

**Ryan Heatherson** · 11-12-2009 05:25 AM

Hi Every Body,
How is life? In the school we learn many things: languages, mathematics, biology, chemistry; the next step after school is college, and the load of homework and knowledge just increases exponentially. If we don't have good strategies to effectively manage our time, in no time we will run out of time and will be inside a cycle of stress and anxiety.

The bad thing about the current education format in many parts of the World, is that we as students, don't get education on how to properly manage our time. And what is worse, we are getting bombarded with assignments and projects, so we never get the time to reflect about this issue.

If you are a student and you are reading this article, you are very steps ahead the majority of students around the World. At least I take for granted that you know there are some effective ways to manage your time during this phase in life. Most people just continue with useless time management tactics and they carry on the ignorance to their adult life, living a life of stress and deadlines.

Three of the basic time management strategies every student must integrate in their life are: planning, prioritizing and focusing.

Planning is the first step. You can start very basic with just a notebook and a pen. At the very start of your day, jot down your to do list for the day. If you are making big task, break it down in steps and put some of these smaller steps as part of your day.

The second step is to prioritize. When you are coupling time management and studying, you'll have to know which ones are the tasks that are truly important and put them first on the list. Experts recommend doing the task that is more time consuming and boring first. This way you'll be mentally freer the rest of the day!

Finally, you'll need to focus. During teenage years this can be pretty hard. Text messages, IM, calls, they all contribute to losing focus. However when the time comes to do what we have to do, focusing will have to be exercised. Turn down all elements that distract you and get to the task at hand!

Best Regards....

**melittle** · 11-17-2009 03:37 AM

Very good information is provided in the last article but I also want to share some of my ideas regarding the time management strategies for the students:
All the students should make a list of their activities related to the studies then allot time to each activity and also take an over view of presently ongoing activities. After this rank the activities and make a final list with time decided and available for each activity. For this purpose use Excel sheet or some special time table templates for students.

**boons** · 11-23-2009 09:45 AM

u both posted useful information thnx.. abt my time management i used to do important 1st and abt study i used to finish easiest 1st

**Scar Tissue** · 12-17-2009 04:49 PM

Time is a limited resource and time management is so important for career success. There is a Chinese proverb that says ‘no amount of gold will buy you time that has passed.’

''10 Natural Laws Of Successful Time & Life Management ''by Hyrum Smith is my favourite book about this topic, it provides simple, effective methods for successfully taking control of your daily life. Smith shows how, by managing time better, anyone can lead a happier, more confident and fulfilled life.

**Encrypted** · 12-17-2009 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by boons

i used to finish easiest 1st

I think it'd be better to finish the hardest first. That way you get the hard stuff out of the way and could get the rest of your work done quickly.

**olivia751** · 12-23-2009 12:00 AM

Hello,

Nice article you written here for the student.I think there is a lot of pressure on the students now and that is why they really confused about their study. they don't know what to do first. This is really helpful for them..

Regards,
Olivia

**biijuu** · 12-24-2009 01:36 AM

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**cmsgp** · 12-30-2009 01:32 PM

nice post man
thanks

**businessbrokers** · 05-12-2010 02:52 AM

Very nice post....

Today's life of a student is terrible.... they have loads of pressure of study as well as extra activities as parents wants their child to be the best in study and other activities as well... Poor students.... they don't understand what to do first....

Your post really help them understand how to manage time for their routine activities.... I was used to make a proper time table for each and every activity i had to do when i was a student.........

**KH_Global** · 07-05-2010 01:40 AM

Great tip and help everyone too.

**seighart** · 11-07-2011 04:56 AM

Time management for students is very much important so that they can manage study and other unrelated to school work activities like house hold chores.

**webspider** · 11-25-2011 08:23 AM

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**sabie** · 01-13-2012 12:54 AM

that is an excellent habit to practice jclindse!

As I have grown older I've learned that waking up early is one of the most productive things to do. With that, I find myself being able to do a lot of things too.

It also helps to organize your time. In my case, I use this time management tool to help me get through the day. The night before, I already plan my tasks and then work on them one by one with great focus. I evaluate myself at the end of the pay and then I plan for the next day too.

That personally helped me to become more productive and generally a better person.