Time management

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Time management is my biggest weakness when it comes to school work. I find myself week after week struggling to find the motivation to get ahead of school or begin projects in a timely manner. I have noticed, however, that I can usually maintain steady work progress once I start a project or assignment. Jory Mackay talks about this in "The Important Habit of Just Starting", saying that once we get over the difficulty of beginning a project, we focus more on finishing the task than continuing to avoid it. Mackay recommends using a commitment device that prevents you from falling back into negative behaviors, which I think could help me from getting distracted. Another one of problems is underestimating the time I need to adequately study or finish an assignment. In "Realistic Study Plans", Amanda Collins gives advise on how to create realistic and achievable study goals. She breaks up the project into chunks and gives each section an adequate amount of time to complete. After a section is complete it can be crossed off the to-do list and it becomes a small achievement. This reminds me of the schedule we have been given to complete our weekly assignments based on our weekly schedule. I plan to implement these time management strategies to help me succeed in this class.

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