{"id":12692,"date":"2020-06-25T09:19:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T13:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/?page_id=12692"},"modified":"2024-08-20T15:02:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T19:02:12","slug":"planning-and-time-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/planning-and-time-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning and Time Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>TIME MANAGEMENT<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/schedule-book.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p><strong>You Can\u2019t Succeed Without a Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many students arrive in college having little experience with planning and managing their work and time. In high school, your teachers and administrators plan the work and the schedule. Bells told you when to move, learning happens during class periods &#8211; you get the idea. Even if you kept an agenda in high school, the work was probably planned by other people.<\/p>\n<p>College is different. There&#8217;s more work, and <em>you<\/em> must plan when, how, and for how long to do it. To succeed, you need a system that helps you to prioritize work, plan where and for how long to do it, monitor your progress, and make continuous adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>Explore this section to learn specific strategies for planning and scheduling your work and managing your time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">STUDY YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS MENU<br \/>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu menucenter \" data-name=\"Study Your Way to Success\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-study-your-way-to-success\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-13263\" class=\"study menu-hover main-menu menu-active menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13263\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/study-strategies-that-work\/\" title=\"Study Strategies that Work\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13575\" class=\"plan menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13575\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/planning-and-time-management\/\" title=\"Planning and Time Management\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13578\" class=\"learn menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13578\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/learning-from-reading\/\" title=\"Learning From Reading\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13572\" class=\"motivation menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13572\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/motivate-procrastination-distraction\/\" title=\"Motivate, Procrastination, and Distraction\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13569\" class=\"online menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13569\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/online-and-remote-learning\/\" title=\"Online and Remote Learning\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13566\" class=\"test menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13566\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/test-prep-test-taking-and-test-anxiety\/\" title=\"Test Prep, Test Taking and Test Anxiety\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"type-intro\" style=\"text-align: center\">Planning and Time Management<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves compact\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/clock-calendar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><b>Time Management Tips and Strategies<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In college, studying priorities change from week to week and day to day. Balancing immediate and long-term priorities is a challenge. Fortunately, there are several simple systems for strategizing and planning that you can practice. As you do, remember &#8211; good planning and time management is a <i>skill<\/i>.&nbsp; You <em>may<\/em> see immediate results &#8212; but with practice, you will get much better.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Explore the links below for great advice on how to plan your work: what to think about, what steps to follow, and how to get better at it over time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdueglobal.edu\/blog\/student-life\/time-management-busy-college-students\/\">Time Management Tips for Busy College Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/13-time-management-tips\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\"> Thirteen Time Management Tips They Didn&#8217;t Teach You in School<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/13-time-management-tips\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/study-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><br \/>\n<b>Time Blocking a Study Schedule<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p>Planning your work thoughtfully is the key time management. <em>Time Blocking<\/em> is a great approach in which you look at a weekly calendar view and map out blocks of time for your activities, like when classes meet, your job schedule, and when you study. Time Blocking helps you to visualize your schedule, which is very helpful for allocating time effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Explore the links below for details on how to set up a block schedule using Google Calendar (which comes free with your uri.edu email) or other block calendars.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WlgH2CVD5sM\">Google Calendar for College Students &#8211; How to Stay Organized<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"break\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves compact\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/study-cycle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><b>The Study Cycle<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">When planning your week-to-week and day-to-day studying, it helps to know what kind of work you need to do and how to keep classes in balance. Your goal is always to use your time in a way that maximizes your learning and remembering. The Study Cycle is a simple system for planning your learning that does exactly that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Explore the links below to learn about how to use the Study Cycle to help you learn gradually and in ways that build your understanding over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YlZMBsMZnoI\">Dr. Saundra McGuire Explains What the Study Cycle Is and Why it Works so Well&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usf.edu\/undergrad\/academic-success-center\/documents\/intense-study-session.pdf\">What is an \u201cIntense Study Session\u201d?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rhodes.edu\/academic-and-learning-resources\/learning-tips\/study-cycle-focused-study-sessions\">The Study Cycle and Focused Study Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/overcome-planning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><br \/>\n<b>Overcoming Common Planning Challenges<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p>When planning work, avoid making common mistakes! For example, there\u2019s the <i>Planning Fallacy<\/i>: a common tendency to underestimate how much time you&#8217;ll need to do something well. Then there&#8217;s <i>multi-tasking:<\/i>&nbsp;shifting attention from one task to another and back again results in poor focus and wasted time. Even things like planning to study at times when you aren&#8217;t mentally alert, or in spaces that aren\u2019t good for studying, can waste time and increase procrastination.<\/p>\n<p>Explore the links below to learn more about common problems and how to overcome them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/blog\/how-to-estimate-time\/\">Why We\u2019re Bad at Estimating Time, and What to Do about It<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=5&amp;v=Obf0tB285is&amp;feature=emb_logo\">Multitasking: When to Do It, and How to Avoid It <\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/openviewpartners.com\/blog\/common-time-management-mistakes\/#.XuOmEp5KhPM\">Ten Common Time Management Mistakes That are Slowing You Down<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"break\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves compact\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/online-courses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><b>Planning and online courses<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">With online classes and remote learning, your schedule can often be even less structured &#8212; no class meetings, less communication with professors and helpful classmates, and fewer reminders. It can be easier to forget things, harder to estimate time and harder to feel motivated. For these reasons and more, careful planning becomes more important than ever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Click the links below to learn more about planning and managing your time when working remotely.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wbr8Zatlkok\">All In a Day: Time Management for Distance Learners<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/URI-AEC-Tips-for-Remote-Learning-.pdf\">AEC Tips for Remote Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L2FWUQvlths\">Online Students Share Time Management Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You Can\u2019t Succeed Without a Plan Many students arrive in college having little experience with planning and managing their work and time. 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