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Time Management

The goal in this chapter is to help

you manage your time more effec-

tively. Problems in time manage-

ment can be related to one or more

of the following: uncertainty of

what is to be accomplished (i.e.,

lack of goals), failure to break

down the goals into a series of

tasks, or lack of awareness about

how to manage time or how much

time is needed to complete a given

task (Britton & Glynn, 1989).

One of the most important factors

influencing the attainment of goals is

the efficient use of time. In high

school, most of your time was struc-

tured for you because you were in

school most of the day. For the most

part, your time management in-

volved structuring your study time

after school. College life is more

demanding because there are more

tasks to accomplish. Your class

schedule can vary greatly; for exam-

ple, you may only have classes three

or four times a week and might

complete your classes by noon. In

general, you have to manage more

hours of time and often do not have

your parents around to offer “sug-

gestions” for how you should do it.

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