APPLY WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED

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Now that you have read and discussed this chapter, consider how you can apply what you have learned to your academic and personal life. The following prompts will help you reflect on chapter material and its relevance to you both now and in the future.

  1. Review the procrastination section of this chapter. Think of one upcoming assignment in any of your current classes and describe how you can avoid waiting until the last minute to get it done. Break down the assignment and list each step it will take to complete the assignment. Give yourself a due date for each step and a due date for completing the assignment.
  1. After reading about effective time-management strategies, consider how you manage your own time. If you were grading your current set of time-management skills, what grade (A, B, C, or lower) would you give yourself? Why? What is your biggest impediment to becoming a more effective time manager?