I am a suffering IB student that has to endure Studying,
eating, working out, going to school, taking care of the dog, and many others
chores every single day. So, normally, I find myself in a huge mess not knowing
what to do or when. I usually find myself between my swimming practices and my
school work dreadfully tired and exhausted. Moreover, in the weekend, I don’t go
out, I don’t fool around, I don’t even get some rest, all I do is doing home works
and going to practices. So the next week, I feel so repressed and stressed that
I collapse at the end of the week to enter a state of great anguish. That’s why it’s just about time to start managing
my time. Organizing your time has enumerable benefits; first it gives you a chance
to, for the first time, take control, somehow, over your life. You premeditated
your activities which makes your life planned and ordered so you’ll end up
knowing what you have to accomplish every day. It also helps increasing your
productivity, since when your time is not organized you get unmotivated by the
fact that you don’t have the time to achieve anything and you just give up.
However, if you manage your time, you will set goals to achieve in a reasonable
time period so you actually get something done. Another benefit is that it
boosts your confidence, since we all know how it feels to just check things off
our to do list. Your confidence will literally soar when you start remarking
that you are achieving what you want. Time
management gives you more time to have fun, yes fun. By finishing what’s more important first you
get the chance to enjoy your hobbies or to simply hang out with some old
friends. Last but not least, it gives you the ability to meet your goals. Now,
that we know the advantage of managing our time, the only question left is how?
The main important thing in managing your time is prioritizing; you have to do
what’s important first to then enjoy your time without feeling guilty because
of your carelessness. Write a to do list
which enclose realistic time period and everyday activities like going to the
groceries store, showering, etc… Another
tip is to break every task to small tasks, if you have, for example, an
academic essay to write, write in your to do list the introduction, the main
body, and the conclusion. Finally, you
have to be flexible so you don’t just stress if some changes have transpired.
