Time Management and Goals Essay
Jessica Fordyce
May 30, 2013
Time: 8:00a.m.-11:50a.m.
Chapter 2
Short Answers 1. What are the advantages of using a planner? How would it help you manage you school commitments?
The advantages of you using a planner will keep track of events and commitments, schedule goal-related tasks and rank task according to priorities. This will help you manage you school commitments by not becoming a procrastinator. You follow your weekly schedule and by the time you know it everything can be completed and you will have much free time to spare. It can lead you quicker to your goals, help with reminder events and keep you motivated. 2. Why is downtime important in your schedule?
Downtime is important in your schedule because everyone needs that in their life. It will refresh you and improve your productivity when you get back on task. Being busy all day can cause stress, therefore all you need is an hour or more to just breathe and relax. Be sure to squeeze a little downtime into your schedule that way you can accomplish all your tasks with no problem and worry free.
3. Why do people procrastinate? Give at least three reasons.
It’s human, and common for busy students, to leave difficult tasks until later. Procrastination can develop into a habit that causes serious problems. The first reason in why people procrastinate is because of perfection. In other words the perfectionist procrastinator thinks that not trying is better than an attempt that falls short or perfection. Another reason people procrastinate is the fear of limitations, for example people try to avoid the truth about what he or she can achieve. Last is being unsure of the next step. When a procrastinator is unsure of the next step he or she may get stuck and does not know what to do next, sometimes it just seems easier to procrastinate on that task rather than jump into the next level.
Essays
1. What are your current stressors? Identify your top three and place them in order of
May 30, 2013
Time: 8:00a.m.-11:50a.m.
Chapter 2
Short Answers 1. What are the advantages of using a planner? How would it help you manage you school commitments?
The advantages of you using a planner will keep track of events and commitments, schedule goal-related tasks and rank task according to priorities. This will help you manage you school commitments by not becoming a procrastinator. You follow your weekly schedule and by the time you know it everything can be completed and you will have much free time to spare. It can lead you quicker to your goals, help with reminder events and keep you motivated. 2. Why is downtime important in your schedule?
Downtime is important in your schedule because everyone needs that in their life. It will refresh you and improve your productivity when you get back on task. Being busy all day can cause stress, therefore all you need is an hour or more to just breathe and relax. Be sure to squeeze a little downtime into your schedule that way you can accomplish all your tasks with no problem and worry free.
3. Why do people procrastinate? Give at least three reasons.
It’s human, and common for busy students, to leave difficult tasks until later. Procrastination can develop into a habit that causes serious problems. The first reason in why people procrastinate is because of perfection. In other words the perfectionist procrastinator thinks that not trying is better than an attempt that falls short or perfection. Another reason people procrastinate is the fear of limitations, for example people try to avoid the truth about what he or she can achieve. Last is being unsure of the next step. When a procrastinator is unsure of the next step he or she may get stuck and does not know what to do next, sometimes it just seems easier to procrastinate on that task rather than jump into the next level.
Essays
1. What are your current stressors? Identify your top three and place them in order of