By: Emily B.
Imagine a world
where everything was turned in on time. Imagine a world where everyone was able
to distinguish his or her work time from his or her free time. Sounds pretty
cool right? Well, even though this world is far from possible there are ways
that we can all take a step this right direction. To be completely honest, I’m
finally sitting down to write this article after weeks of wasting my time, and
now I regret it because I feel panicked about how much I still have to get
done. Ironic isn’t it? I believe time management is one of the most important
life skills to have. If you don’t know how to manage and sort out your
priorities then you’ll have a hard time getting stuff done. What’s more, with
school starting up again knowing how to manage time is as important as ever.
After a discussion
about the topic with my teachers, all of them said one thing in common;
“Technology is very distracting for students.” As fun as social media and games
are, it's vital that we all limit how much time we spend on our devices. There
are apps that set an alarm for how much time you spend on your device. These can be very useful
because then you’ll be aware about how much time you may be wasting.
If this idea doesn’t appeal to you, then
have a parents take your technology until you’ve finished your work. This can
also be used as incentive to get your work done because once you finish, you
get to play games or post your latest selfie to Instagram. It’s time to put
down your weapons of mass distraction and get focused.
Now that we know
how distracting technology is for most of us, it’s necessary to know that there
are other factors that can prevent you from being a good time manager. For
example, personal hobbies can waste time. Hobbies are very fun and bring lots
of new skills into your life, but hobbies can be distracting at times if you
have too many of them. Let’s say that you have a big test tomorrow and you
really want to study; however, you just had a piano lesson right after school
and in 20 minutes you need to rush off to your volleyball game. When do you
have time to study? Talk to your parents if you feel like there’s too much on
your plate and they can help you decide if you put one of your hobbies on hold
or just start scheduling your activities. As cliché as it sounds, it’s true;
school impacts how well you do in the future.
Most people understand
that sleep is very important for good health, but it's also a major variable
for how well you manage time. Teens should have at least nine to 11 hours of
sleep each night. The more sleep that you get, the more revived and ready to work you'll
feel the next day. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to close your eyes after
school some days and just knock off, but it leaves more work for you when you
wake up and prevents you from getting a good sleep that night. Try setting a
time for when you need to be in bed, and then a time for lights out. This will
help you know how much time is left for you to get your work done and relax a
little bit. So keep your eyes open during the day!
Even
though homework isn't fun, being stressed out the night before a project
deadline is even worse. Once you get the hang of time management it's really
easy. So maybe instead of imagining a world where everything’s turned in on
time, make this school year the one where your stress level is down because you
learned how to time manage.
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