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Time management tips for students just entering academia.

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Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, CSAT
Greta Nielsen, MA, LCPC, NCC, MBSR-T

Most likely college will be the first time in your life you will have the flexibility and independence to set your own schedule. As much as you may be reveling in your new-found freedom, you will soon discover that managing your coveted free or unstructured time will be more difficult than you had planned. Up through high school your time was more than likely structured and organized, with clear reminders for what you had to do, and where you needed to be. And let's not forget those pesky and often annoying parents, whose chanting about "don't forget to do this and that" kept you oriented toward many tasks at hand.

As much as you will enjoy the freedom that college life can bring, you may very well hit the wall of freedom overload. In no time, your free time will get filled with competing demands, which will place even more stress on your attempts to adjust to your new educational environment. The following tips should help you both have fun, as well as adjust to college's organizational challenges, while navigating yourself in the direction of college success.

If you are like the rest of the world, you already have several calendars and other organizational programs at your disposal, be it online or built in to your laptop, tablet, or phone. Your planner is a great way to input all the information and deadlines for the entire semester from your course syllabus. This way you can plan ahead for that big project or ensure enough time to study for that midterm.

Having a visual representation of your crazy college schedule will better help you juggle your competing academic demands and your great many new and exciting college adventures. Scheduling your day to day activities is the best "medicine" for feeling overwhelmed and disorganized.

When you pay attention to your thoughts, emotions and the various manners in which you manage your educational responsibilities, you will become increasingly more competent and confident in the challenges that lie ahead for you. Plus, the more you know about yourself, the more you will be able to tweak and utilize any given time management strategies.
ADDITIONAL TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS

1. Prioritize your "to do" list. Make sure you don't put the most difficult tasks at the bottom.

2. Set realistic expectations. Organize your schedule according to logical completion time-frames.

3. Avoid procrastination. Set rewards/reinforcers to encourage task completion.

4. Avoid Multi-tasking, research proves it truly decreases productivity.

5. Achieve a healthy balance. Schedule in rest, relaxation and fun. It can't be all work and no play.

6. Remove Distractions. Put that phone aside, shut your door, turn the tv off.

7. Nourish yourself. Eat throughout your day. Being hungry greatly impacts our resourcefulness.

8. Get enough sleep. The difference between a productive and a horribly disorganized day can be just an extra hour or two of sleep.

9. Reach out for help when it isn't working. This is what school counselors, resource personnel and friends are for!

Ross Rosenberg is a psychotherapist, trainer and the author of The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt Us. Ross owns Clinical Care Consultants, an Arlington Heights and Inverness IL counseling center and Advanced Clinical Trainers where his seminar / training work is available. Ross is also a YouTube Creator, as his video channel has garnered (as of 10/16) over 4,250,000 views and 40,000 subscribers.

Greta Nielsen has over 25 years of psychotherapy experience helping child, teens and adults all ages tap into their strengths and capabilities, endure hard-times, and achieve their life's goals, ambitions and dreams. Greta is considered a preeminent expert on the treatment of a wide range of childhood challenges and disorders. She provides Interactive Play Therapy, Mindfulness Stress Based Reduction, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Family Therapy.

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Time Management Tips for New College Students

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Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, CSAT Greta Nielsen, MA, LCPC, NCC, MBSR-T Most likely college will be the first time in your life you will have the flexibility and independence to set your own schedule.

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How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian

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