Effective time management tips: Conquer your exams
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“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”
– Michael Altshuler
We all have 24-hours in a day. But it never really seems like enough. Isn’t it? One of the most valuable assets that we all have is- time. And if used effectively, it can make the step towards our goals easy and attainable. After all, it is not about how much time we have, but rather how well we can manage it.
Below are few effective time management tips that could help you conquer not only your exams but life, in general.
- Have a time check: Analyse accurately how you spend your time. While you’re studying know the things that are robbing your time so, that you can do something about it. For instance, you may be spending hours on social media instead of completing the important topics. Realising where your time is running can actually help you make decisions that accompanies your study goals.
- Implement a management plan: The whole idea of the time management is to change your attitude and not the time itself. So, discarding your personal time-wasters could be a good place to begin. For example, set a goal that you’re going to switch off your mobile phones while you’re studying or maybe, deactivate your social media accounts until your exams. The aim is to increase your productivity while eliminating everything that stand between your goals.
- Think ahead: Thinking forward is the fundamental part of constructive time management. Preferably, you should think ahead for the week or at least a day prior. When you know exactly what part of syllabus needs to be covered for the day or a week, you’ll stay organised and focused. In fact, even sparing just a few minutes thinking forward can reform how you study.
- Tweak your schedule: Some people are more charged up and energised in the morning, while some are night owls. Therefore, choose the best time schedule for you. If you feel more powered at a particular time of the day, tweak your schedule to embrace that.
- Prioritise fiercely: You should commence each day spending few minutes prioritising the topics for that day while setting your performance target. If you have 8-10 topics to cover in a given day, how many of them do you think you justly can do?
- Setting time limits for tasks: For instance, taking breaks and indulging into your favourite past-time can devour your whole day if you let it. Instead, set a limit, for say, 15 minutes after every topic and one 1-hour break interval for an outdoor activity/sport and stick to it.
- Dodge perfection: Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good, as they say. Always do you best. Perfection can drag you down, so don’t think about it. Once you’ve finished the syllabus or mock tests and given it your best, you have to move on.
Ultimately, effective time management is an outcome of possessing the right attitude and dedication to your goals. No matter how you decide to manage, just remember to utilise your time wisely. But also, make time for rest while enjoying the pleasures of life.
