--- title: "Time Management: An Introduction" id: "3571" type: "post" slug: "time-management-an-introduction" published_at: "2019-05-07T12:03:12+00:00" modified_at: "2025-10-06T10:37:21+00:00" url: "https://uat.boston.ac.za/blog/time-management-an-introduction/" markdown_url: "https://uat.boston.ac.za/blog/time-management-an-introduction.md" excerpt: "Truth is… now that you’re in college, you keep your own time. WHAT IS TIME MANAGEMENT? Time management refers to" taxonomy_category: - "BMH Blog" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Time Management" --- Truth is… now that you’re in college, you keep your own time. **WHAT IS TIME MANAGEMENT?** Time management refers to a person’s ability to keep the different aspects of their life balanced. This includes having realistic expectations, learning to say ‘no’, and setting short-term and long-term goals. Time management refers to a student’s ability to prioritise what is important, and letting go of things that aren’t critical. **HOW TO BETTER MANAGE YOUR TIME** It may sound simplistic and even cliché, but making a list of everything that needs to be done and keeping track of your work can have a remarkable impact on how you manage your time. Step 1 Write it all down List your tasks, update your list once a week, revert to your list daily Step 2 Estimate the amount of time you need Work out the amount of time you need for each task, have a safety margin of additional time just in case, finally divide the estimated time by the amount of time such as weeks you have to complete a task. JUST BE REALSITIC ABOUT TIME. Step 3 Prioritise Figure out your most important tasks and prioritise your tasks based on this importance. A common time management mistake among students is that they waste a lot of time throughout the day, resulting in tasks and assignments being rushed through in the evenings or on weekends. Common time-wasting traps: - Time between study sessions and during lunch breaks - Time between getting home and eating dinner - The ultimate bad habit… sleeping in late If extended meals breaks are a reoccurring problem for you, you need to look at the rest of your day to ensure that you are getting enough breaks in. It’s important to plan a reasonable break for meals, e.g. 1hour lunch and 1.5 – 12 hours for dinner – even if you finish eating in 20 minutes, breaks are essential to helping you use your time effectively. Try working for a few hours in the morning or early afternoon, and save social activities and easy tasks for the late afternoon and evening. 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