Unit 3: Time management checklist

Question / task	Think about
Establish your regular commitments	What will you be doing each week?
Put this information into a weekly plan	Photocopy enough of these to last a term
What broad activities are you involved in?	Study? Spare time? Eating, sleeping, shopping?
What tasks are involved?	Break down the major activities into their constituent parts
Establish priorities	What is urgent? What can be done over time? What is routine?
Relate tasks to time	What types of tasks are they? Do they need consecutive time? Can they be done in small breaks? Where do you need to be to complete the task?
Make work plans	Plan each week – be prepared, get an overview Plan each day – be active, use checklists
Stick to these plans	Make sure they're realistic Try not to develop a backlog
Get motivated	Be focused – always know what you want to achieve
Stay motivated	Introduce variety – don't slog away at one thing Take real breaks but avoid distractions
Complete tasks	You'll feel better in the end
Reward productivity	You've earned it!