Time Management – Work File

Read the course resources in order to complete the following tasks.

Read the following quotations. In your own words, explain what each quotation means.
(10 points each)

1. "The amount of time available to you never changes."

I believe that this means that we have a lot of time on our hands; we just have to manage it
wisely.

2. "Learning to manage time is an investment in the future."

This quotation is saying that managing time wisely is very important for your future. If you do
things now at the correct time, you will be better off in the future.

3. "Before you plan how you will use your time, you need to set your priorities."
This means that we have to set our priorities first to see what the most important thing will be
and how to distribute the time so the most important things get the most time.

Using Course Resources answer the following questions. (10 points each)

4. Discuss the three ways time is wasted and how this can be avoided.

a. Distraction

b. procrastination

c. Disorganization

5. What are 4 keys to time management?

a. Don’t waste short periods of time.

b. Group activities together.

c. Finish one task before starting another task.

 d. Avoid interruption.

6. Choose one of the keys to time management and discuss how you can apply it to
your daily schedule.
Not wasting short periods of time is very important to my daily schedule. I have many activities
such as baseball and have no time to be wasting. I get home and do my homework right away so
I can go to practice.

7. Discuss whether or not writing a list and keeping a calendar would make you
more efficient and productive. Why or why not?
Writing a list and keeping a calendar can definitively help one become
more efficient and productive. This way important date won’t get past
you and you will always know what you have to do throughout today.

Setting priorities: Fill in the chart below with at least three tasks in each column.
First, set the priority of the task by assigning the highest priority task in each column
with the number 1 and work down to the least important of the tasks being number 3.
Write a time schedule along with the priority of the task. (10 points each)

MUST DO IMPORTANT TO DO LIKE TO DO

Ex. 1. Finish LMS assignments-3:30
PM
Complete and submit a report for the
school tomorrow – at 9:00 AM
Attend the team meeting to discuss
the project update – 12:00 PM
Reply to urgent emails from school -
3:00 PM
1. Turn in additional
LMS assignments-
4:30 PM
Conduct research on new
industry trends - 10:00 AM
Review and finalize the
project - 1:00 PM
Follow up with a team to
confirm meeting
arrangements - 4:00 PM
1. Read additional
information on LMS
assignments! 5:00 PM
Attend a basketball training
at -12:00 AM
Organize my desk for class-
2:00 PM
Work on school projects -
5:00 PM
Complete and submit a report for the school tomorrow – at 9:00 AM

Conduct research on new industry trends - 10:00 AM

Attend a basketball training at -12:00 AM

Attend the team meeting to discuss the project update – 12:00 PM

Review and finalize the project - 1:00 PM

Organize my desk for class- 2:00 PM

Reply to urgent emails from school - 3:00 PM

Follow up with a team to confirm meeting arrangements - 4:00 PM

Work on school projects - 5:00 PM