WEEK 1 - TIME MANAGEMENT

Our first UED class was held in Dewan Al-Farabi. We learn about time management. It's about how am i going to manage my time in University. Our lecturer for this lesson is Dr Muhammad Azmi Nias.

TIME  MANAGEMENT

Time is the most precious thing in our life. So, as a student we need to manage our time perfectly. Managing time perfectly is an important key to fulfilling university career.

5 Strategies To manage Our Time

1. Use a weekly schedule
2. Use a daily planner
3. Use a semester calendar
4. Balance academic with social and personal demands
5. Avoid procastination

What Is Procastination?

Procastination is avoiding and postponing what should be taken care of now. It can rob you of your time and detail your best intentions.

Why People Procastinate?

• Being a perfectionist
• Avoiding failures
• Avoiding success
• Being rebellious
• feeling overwhelmed
• Being lazy 

How To Overcome Procastination?

• Know what you should accomplish
• Determine deadlines
• use schedules/planners/calendars
• Prioritize 
• Break a task into a series of steps
• Do the unpleasant task first
• Change how you think about the task
• have fun with the activity
• Establish rewards as personal incentives for completion

Advantages of Being Organized

• Keep on schedule and meet deadlines
• reduce stress caused by a feeling of lack of control over your work schedule
• Complete work with less pressure and fulfill your potential
• Build your confidence about your ability to cope
• Avoid overlapping assignments and having to juggle more than one piece of work at a time