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Four Steps for Effective Time Management
              Manage your time wisely to be in tune with the pace of your studies and your classes in school. If you follow four steps
              for Effective Time Management then this will help you achieve your short-term goals and long-term goals in life.
              •  Organise: Systematic arrangement in your work will help you save time in looking for misplaced things. It is always
                a pleasure to work with no clutter on the desk at all times. This will help you track your data and work related to
                it in an organised manner. Some people are born with this skill and some have to put an effort to plan day to day
                activities to avoid last minute hassle.
              •  Prioritise: Everything cannot be important at the same time. So arrange your list of work in the order of their
                importance. This will align your work well, and will bring confidence in your performance.
                 Write down the deadlines for projects, or for tasks that are part of completing the overall project. Check your
                submission deadlines, and start working on the assignment whose deadline is close.
              •  Control: Having control of your time spent on different types of activities will help you live the life of your choice. If
                you plan your day well, it will improve your productivity. Do not waste time on things which are of no importance,
                and will mislead you from achieving your day to day targets.
              •  Track: Keep a track of your time you spend in your daily life. This way you will waste less time on unwanted activities.
                You will be able to analyse the level of achieving your short-term and long-term goals at the end of the day.
              Tips for Practicing the Four Steps for Effective Time Management are:

              •  Plan your activities to avoid any delay or postponement of assigned tasks.
              •  Organise your work. Keep your desk clean. Put everything in place at home, and in school. Put the books back on
                the shelves.
              •  Find a place with minimum disturbance so that, you are able to complete your assigned tasks.
              •  Make a reasonable ‘To-do’ list.
              •  Prioritise your task based on its importance.
              •  Spend your time efficiently.
              •  Look for activities that save you from wasting time on insignificant activities.


                    REVISIT



                    ▶ Self management skills help you stay on track, and create a path of success for yourself.
                    ▶ Stress is a short-term or long-term response of the body due to physical, emotional or psychological changes
                   in us.
                    ▶ Stress Management is a method or a technique used to make changes in your lifestyle, thoughts, and
                   emotions that help you relax your mind, and body to minimise the effects of stress.
                    ▶ Working independently is the ability of a person to work with full efficiency on assigned tasks without any
                   interference or supervision.
                    ▶ Conscious knowledge of your own understanding, beliefs, character and behaviour is called
                   self-awareness.
                    ▶ Self-motivation is the force that drives you to do things to achieve your goals.
                    ▶ Self-regulation is the ability to keep your emotions and your behaviour in check and think reasonably before
                   putting them into action.
                    ▶ SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives.
                    ▶ Time management is the ability to utilise your time effectively so that you are able to do the required task at
                   an appropriate time.




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