Time strategies
Time management strategies are always a good reminder for me. It's going to be especially important for me to keep up with my schoolwork in a timely manner this semester because I'm working two jobs, so I have very little free time until the evenings most days.
I think the schedule laid out for me will work, as long as I can always carve out several hours on Sundays to start the week off right. Weekends are generally pretty calm for me, so I use them to catch up and prepare for the week.
I read The Important Habit of Just Starting and The Psychology of Checklists for this assignment. I'm a huge proponent of checklists, and I liked the Trello examples I saw used in the second article. I usually write things down in my bullet journal (which is essentially just a journal of to-do checklists) and mark them off that way. I try to lay out a plan for each day in that journal where I write down big tasks to complete, breaking them into smaller pieces. I can't check off the big task box until I've done all of the smaller tasks underneath them. It helps me feel like I'm making tangible progress on bigger projects, but it's also just really gratifying to check off boxes on a list.
The article about "just starting" is something I needed to read. I do have the tendency to procrastinate (who doesn't?), but I always feel less anxious and stressed when I start on big projects early.
The two go hand in hand for me: when I see big tasks broken into small tasks on my to-do lists, I'm way more likely to just start something I've been avoiding.
I may try a digital checklists method this semester: Trello looks like it could be useful and manageable for me once I get it set up.
I think the schedule laid out for me will work, as long as I can always carve out several hours on Sundays to start the week off right. Weekends are generally pretty calm for me, so I use them to catch up and prepare for the week.
I read The Important Habit of Just Starting and The Psychology of Checklists for this assignment. I'm a huge proponent of checklists, and I liked the Trello examples I saw used in the second article. I usually write things down in my bullet journal (which is essentially just a journal of to-do checklists) and mark them off that way. I try to lay out a plan for each day in that journal where I write down big tasks to complete, breaking them into smaller pieces. I can't check off the big task box until I've done all of the smaller tasks underneath them. It helps me feel like I'm making tangible progress on bigger projects, but it's also just really gratifying to check off boxes on a list.
The article about "just starting" is something I needed to read. I do have the tendency to procrastinate (who doesn't?), but I always feel less anxious and stressed when I start on big projects early.
The two go hand in hand for me: when I see big tasks broken into small tasks on my to-do lists, I'm way more likely to just start something I've been avoiding.
I may try a digital checklists method this semester: Trello looks like it could be useful and manageable for me once I get it set up.
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| Writing a checklist in a paper journal. Source: Pixabay |
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