{"id":45842,"date":"2020-06-08T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abound.college\/finishcollege\/?post_type=advice&#038;p=45842"},"modified":"2020-08-21T13:22:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T18:22:25","slug":"30-time-management-tips-for-college-students","status":"publish","type":"advice","link":"https:\/\/abound.college\/finishcollege\/advice\/30-time-management-tips-for-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Time Management Tips for College Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College can be busy and stressful. To help you stay on top of your work and to not fall victim of procrastination, our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/abound.college\/finishcollege\/school\/southern-utah-university\/\">Southern Utah University<\/a> have provided 30 time management tips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Count all your time as time to be used and make every attempt to <\/span><b>get satisfaction out of every moment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find something to <\/span><b>enjoy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in whatever you do.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Try to be an <\/span><b>optimist <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and seek out the good in your life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find ways to <\/span><b>build<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on your successes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stop regretting your failures and <\/span><b>start learning from your mistakes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remind yourself, &#8220;There is always enough time for the important things.&#8221; If it is important, you should be able to <\/span><b>make time to do it<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continually look at ways of <\/span><b>freeing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> up your time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Examine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your old habits and search for ways to change or eliminate them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Try to use <\/span><b>waiting time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014review notes or do practice problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep paper or a calendar with you to <\/span><b>jot down<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the things you have to do or notes to yourself. Or download a notes app and update it often!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10923 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/collegesofdistinction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/stil-flRm0z3MEoA-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"College Planners that Improve Time Management\" width=\"262\" height=\"350\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Examine and revise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your lifetime goals on a monthly basis and be sure to include progress towards those goals on a daily basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Put up<\/span><b> reminders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in your home or office about your goals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Always keep those<\/span><b> long term goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in mind.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your day each morning or the night before and set priorities for yourself.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maintain and develop a list of specific things to be done each day, <\/span><b>set your priorities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and get the most important ones done as soon in the day as you can. Evaluate your progress at the end of the day briefly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look ahead in your month and try and <\/span><b>anticipate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> what is going to happen so you can better schedule your time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Try <\/span><b>rewarding yourself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when you get things done as you had planned, especially the important ones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do <\/span><b>first <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">things first.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have confidence in yourself and in your judgment of priorities and <\/span><b>stick to them <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">no matter what.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you<\/span><b> catch yourself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> procrastinating\u2014ask yourself, &#8220;What am I avoiding?&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start with the <\/span><b>most difficult<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> parts of projects, then either the worst is done or you may find you don&#8217;t have to do all the other small tasks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Catch yourself when you are involved in unproductive projects and <\/span><b>stop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as soon as you can.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10924 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/collegesofdistinction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/austin-distel-svDX-GYdmRE-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Quiet Study Areas &amp; Time Management\" width=\"376\" height=\"229\" \/>Find time to <\/span><b>concentrate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on high-priority items or activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concentrate on <\/span><b>one thing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at a time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Put your efforts in areas that provide<\/span><b> long term benefits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Push yourself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and be persistent, especially when you know you are doing well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Think on paper when possible\u2014it makes it easier to <\/span><b>review and revise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be sure and <\/span><b>set deadlines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for yourself whenever possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Delegate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">responsibilities whenever possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Ask for advice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/abound.college\/privacy-terms\/\">Disclaimer<\/a>: This article contains affiliate links to products and services. 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