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I always thought that my time management skills were good, that was until I started college. Since I have started third level education I have found that I haven’t been able to manage my time efficiently, I found my life revolved around college and my personal life was greatly affected by this. I realised that if I wanted to spend some quality time with family and friends and still have enough time to complete my assignments, to study and to work, I would have to rethink my time management skills.
I realised that the first obstacle I faced was not having a proper routine. This was a challenge at first as I found it hard to recall how I spent my days so setting up a schedule was difficult. To help me with this I bought a diary to assist me in planning and organising my days. This allowed me to prioritise the important events in my life while still doing the things that are required of me e.g. study. Organising and planning my days has made me more aware of time management, this created some strain for me as long days left me feeling fatigued and this caused me to procrastinate in scheduled events. Reviewing my weekly planner I discovered I allowed very little room for personal time, I recognised this was affecting areas of my life such as sleep and that I had to allow for some ‘me’ time in my scheduling to help me wind down.
Organising my time I learned that I have to allow for some level of flexibility. I also have to be aware of what is urgent and a priority before organising my week so the important things were completed e.g. assignments, this chart helped me with this.
