Time Management skills - created from Mind Map

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Deadlines - cannot meet them

Does not want to do the work

More of an issue in college

- in H.S. outlines/guidelines gave her more of a push to complete assignments

What about not doing your work?

- future deadlines 4/5 weeks

- thinks she has plenty of time

- ends up not doing the work

What are typical assignments?

- Major: all essays, reading, research papers that take up a lot of time.

- If she holds off - quality wise it will not be good.

Not always intrested in the classes

-This makes her not want to do the work

Have you done anything in the past to help your time management?

- Yes: Freshman year took a first year seminar about time mang. and professor had her make a daily schedule/ calendar - was not helpful for her and made up excuses.

Professors have suggested guidelines - which she has not tried that yet. - Could be helpful/ lowers the amount of work

New method: Studies in her room

- tries to go to the library / has helped a little -- new excuse "too cold to go" / "not worth it"

What type of excuses?

- too stressed out

- other homework

- deadlines far away

- felt like the time blocked off she had was too much and therfor would not do the work.

Why havent you tried the method your proffessor recommended?

- Procrastinationg

- seasonal: no motivation

- bad habit

What type of excuses do you struggle the most with?

- "so tired" / college is mentally draining -- doesnt want to push herself too hard

- could be tired due to not doing anything

What kind of things would you like to see yourself doing?

In General:

- Don't know ... puts off thinking about it.

- It's her senior year and shes not ready to graduate mentally - puts off responsibilities

- Put off looking for an internship this summer

- planning on applying to peace core - but doesnt feel like the right fit anymore / lost on what to do

- very stressful - tried talking to mom bout time management. "Just do it"

Do you think theres any other factors that make you not want to do your work?

- within major: smart people ... political science major - individuals are well educated and up to date and she is not the same which causes her to be intimidated and will psych herself out "my project wont be as good as theirs"

- she is not being proactive enough to be putting herself at their level that they are at.

- again she might think she does not have the capability to do so (which is not true)

-everyone learns in their own way

-overthinks it a lot

Is overthinking something you do with a lot of things?

- Yes since high school when HW got longer and interkit -- 2nd guesses herself

-test taker: very poor

-originally had answers correct then she 2nd guess her self

-doubts herself in her knowedge

Do you think because people aren't holding you to responsibilties in college and thats why you struggle with your assignemnts?

- Dont think so -- college in general is left to make your own decisions and have your own freedom to what you want to do

-professors say "i dont care who fail the class because its up to you" -- they make it clear that they are the ones who control their grades.

What kind of grades do you want?

- A/B - had a few Cs here and there and failed a class first semester of college

- all of that has psyched her out because it is involving stress and puts pressure on herself to do well

- she might not be doing as well as she could in these classes because shes procrastinating and not giving the assignments more thought.