The Time Meage
Time is tricky.It is difficult to control and easy to waste.When you look ahead, you think you have more time than you need.For example, at the beginning of a semester, you may fell that you have plenty of time on your hands.But towards the end of the term you may suddenly fine that time is running out.You don’t have enough time to cover all your duties, so you get worried.What is the answer? Control!
Time is dangerous.If you don’t control it, it will control you.If you don’t make it work for you, it will work against you.So you must become the master of the time, not its servant.As a first-year college student, time management will be your number one problem.
Time is valuable.Wasting time is a bad habit.It is like a drug.The more time you waste, the easier it is to go on wasting time.If you seriously to wish to get the most of the college, you must put the time meage into practice.
Meage 1 Control time from the beginning
Time is today, not tomorrow or next week.Start you term at the beginning of the term.Meage 2 Get the note habit
Go and buy a note book today.Use it to plan you study time each day.Once a weekly study plan is prepared, follow the same pattern every week with small changes.Sunday is a good to make the plan for the following week.
Meage 3 Be realistic
Often you know from experiences how long it takes you to write a short eay, to study for a quiz, or to review for a final exam.When you plan time for these things, be realistic.Allow for unexpected things.Otherwise your entire may be upset.
Meage 4 Plan at least one hour for each hour in cla.
How much study time you plan for each claroom hour depends on four things: (1) your ability,
(2) the difficult of the cla, (3) the grades you hope to achieve, and (4) how well you use your study time.One thing, however, is certain: you should plan at least one hour of study for each claroom hour.In many cases, two of three hours will be required.
Meage 5 Keep your plan flexible.
It is important that you re-plan your time on a weekly basis so that you can make certain changes when neceary.For example, before mid-term or final exams, you will want to give more time to reviewing.A good plan must be a little flexible so that special projects can be done well.
Meage 6 Study for some time each cla day
Some solid work each day is better than many study hours one day and nothing the next.When you work your schedule, try to include at least two hours each day.This will not only keep your study habit alive but also keep you up to date on your cla aignments.
Meage 7 Free on Saturday---study on Sunday.
It is good to stop all study activities for one full day.Many students choose Saturday for sports or social activities.Sunday, on the other hand, seems to be the best study day for many students.It is a good day to catch up on back reading and other aignments.
