As your fall semester boots into high gear and your schedule fills up, you college students may discover your stress levels rising. You’re almost surely including the days awaiting your next holiday when time is — once again — on your side. But did you ever stop to comprehend that the old “time is on your surface” cliché holds true 24/7, whether you’re a stressed-out college student in time running hell or living it up on summer break?
If you wish for to stop stressing, master time management and get out of overpower, even when school’s in session, keep reading…
(1). Time management means learning to say N-O. “You can decide how you use your time or by default, let others plan it for you,” says Beverly Cogging, professional director and author of the e-book, Three Steps to Time Management for the College Student.
Cogging believes that we need to have a grasp on our own passions and priorities so that we’re in a stronger position to not be led around by the whims of others. “By determining your own passions and precedence, it gives you confidence to stay focused on where you want to go in continuation she adds. Bottom line: College students are supposed to be self-focused! You’re not a self-centered person if you choose to be empowered by your own goals. Plus, when you take care of yourself first, you’ll encompass more energy to be there for your friends.
(2). Procrastinators CAN master time management. Nearly two-thirds of students say they’ve procrastinated so much that it affected their presentation on an exam, paper, or course grade, according to a February 2007 College physical condition Services survey. Coggins propose that college students take advantage of those first few weeks of the semester when there is little weight, to keep up with assignments.
(3). Skipping class = MORE stress. Sorry to be the downer but skipping class really does screw with time management. It causes college students more stress in the long run. Think about it: You miss class notes, class conversation, repetition of materials, interacting with your classmates and you’re wasting money. If you calculate how much money you’re spending per college class and after that divide it by how many classes there are in a semester, you may live surprised to realize that you skip out on a class that could very easily contain go beyond one-to-several hundred dollars. Ugh! That’s a week’s worth of putting up with hateful customers at the mall or coming up tables at The Olive Garden.
(4). Time is your GREATEST asset in life. You get to CHOOSE how you spend it. I know — it’s a hard concept to embrace because that earnings we all have to stop making excuses. Instead of saying, “I can’t exercise because I don’t have time” we have to admit, “I decide not to exercise since I’m not prioritizing it into my timetable.” We are all personally in charge for our life and how we spend our time is a shortest reflection of how well we hold time management.
When I was a stressed-out college student, I blamed others for my lack of time management. I believed that the only way I could inferior my stress levels was if my professors stopped dishing out so much homework. Instead of learning better time management strategies and easing up on my own thoroughness, I made excuses. Every semester, I feel deeper keen on overwhelm until I let anxiety, depression, insomnia, and total stress usurp my life. Bottom line: Take control over your time right now and be calmer and happier for the relax of your life.
(5). Sleep SAVES time. According to Coggins, sleep should be the first thing that goes on our master schedules. Why? “Sleep deprivation has the same affect on you as alcohol,” say Coggins. “Your response time is slow, you can’t think clearly, you gain weight, and you can get depressed.”
Think about how much time we waste napping during the day because we don’t sleep enough at night. C’ mon, how many of us have fallen asleep when we’re sitting quietly … like in class! Coggins advises that university students figure out ways to reduce interruptions to sleep like investing in earplugs, a fan, a sleeping mask, or a note on your door. underneath line: Don’t give up slumber because sleep deficiency is the true time waster.
