During weeks 2-11, Do the prescribed Time Management Systems (The one that has been discussed in class) during a 2-3 days of your week. The specific Time Management System for the week will be discussed on Wednesdays in class. Document the method and post it to your Process Site under "time management system".
Take notes on the following. We will discuss these in class:
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How you approached it: When did you set it up for? How did your structure it?
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Did your execution go as planned? Did you have trouble with the system? Did you have trouble keeping the system? If so, why?
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What else did you notice? What changes occurred.
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What would another attempt or iteration include? What would you change to be more successful? Will you try this iteration?
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Will you use this method again? How much or how frequently or when would you use this?
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When directed: Create a refined hybrid system or develop a new system that helps you be most successful. What is this system? Discuss it and why you are going to utilize this moving forward?
note: Students are to do the one time management technique discussed in class for that week. ie, Each week, is a new time management technique that All students are doing that the same week
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Eat That Frog
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Stephen Covey's time management matrix
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Actionable Tasks
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Personal Kanban
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Time Blocking
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Time Inventory/Audit 2 wks --> Unscheduled Time
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Pomodoro Technique
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Instead of managing time, manage your energy. Track your energy over 1 week. Then structure your next 3 days time based around when your energy is best, for each respective task.
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Time Surfing
In last and remainging weeks of the semester, put your refined system into practice. Document your successes and failures to your process blog under time management systems. By week 13, post final reflections and next steps.