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TIME STRATEGIES

Time management concept illustration from Rawpixel.

Time is something I've never been good at managing but maybe it's because I never really tried. I would find myself complaining about workloads and staying up late when in reality, I waste a majority of the day and only start my work in the evening. I should definitely consider working on my time management during this semester.

The read the article titled "How to build a realistic study plan that you'll actually stick to" by Amanda Collins. I found this piece useful and informative because it took me through the steps of how to put together a weekly schedule. Laying out my day-to-day on a planner would help me see where I can take time to work on assignments. The article also spoke about setting goals for myself and ticking them off as I complete them. Perhaps the sense of achievement from doing so will motivate me to stick to the schedule.

I also read "Four questions to help overcome procrastination" by Peter Banerjea. Procrastination is something that I constantly fall victim to. Pushing something aside for later is just too easy, but when later comes, so does the stress. I never seem to learn from my mistakes but at the same time, I feel as though I can't bring myself to fight the voice of procrastination. As I read this article, I realised that I view every piece of work that I get as one big task that I have to complete all at once. One of the questions written in this piece is "What one thing can I do to get started?" This is a great question that I should start asking myself when I feel like giving into procrastination. Every big assignment becomes slightly easier if I take it one small task at a time.

Procrastination illustration by Miguel Montaner. Source: Behance.

Procrastination is definitely my biggest time challenge as a whole but if I work my way around it by asking myself what I can do to begin and think about the consequences of waiting till later, maybe I can work through the year and further with better time management. 

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