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Introduction
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Reprint of:
Introduction
to Time Management For University Students
Counseling and Development Center
York University, Toronto, Canada
Copyright (Permission Requested)
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The grand tour of your time begins here and now. As a student you have
special time concerns and unique perspectives on various aspects of time
management. Many of your activities are scheduled for you as lectures,
tutorials and lab times are. You may find though, a substantial chunk of your
time is flexible but must still be allocated to things like homework,
commuting, a part-time job, some recreational time and some social time with
friends. After all is said and done, many of us find ourselves disappointed
with our ability to plan, stay on track and get things done. To address this
and other concerns regarding your time we would like you to consider the
following questions:
 | Why are you here? what do you want to learn? and what do you want to do after you graduate? |
| Consider things like do you procrastinate? If
you do, why? Do you do things because they are easy or because they are
necessary? And, how much time are you really using well? |
| Consider things like how do you plan? Do you get things done on
time? Are they done to your satisfaction? Do you feel comfortable with the
pace of your work, or do you feel rushed? |
| This question entails things like have you ever been engaged in an
activity where time seemed to just fly by, or the opposite where time just
dragged on and on. Or, have you ever found yourself doing one thing while
thinking about how you really should be doing something else? |
If you have ever asked yourself any of these four questions you already know
how perplexing good time management can really be. Not to worry, we will be
working through all four of these questions throughout the pages that follow.
What Is Your Time Perspective?
Have You Set Your Goals?
What Sort of Planning is Involved?
Have you Ever Had a Time Shift?
Time Management: Summary
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