Time Management Tip

By: Andrew Schmitt

Extra time is something that is hard to find for myself. If I am not careful, I find myself wasting more of it than using it wisely. The most helpful tip that I have learned about managing my time is planning and using a schedule. I am the type of person who will and likes to follow a schedule. I cannot function unless I am organized and a schedule allows me to do that. It provides structure and accountability to my life. If I am ever in doubt of what I should be doing, I look to the schedule. Unlike other people's schedule, I like to keep my schedule very rigid. If i set out to do something at a particular time and place, Lord willing, I am going to do that particular activity at that specific time and place. In a way, a schedule serves as my parents away from home. It makes sure I complete what I am supposed to when I am supposed to. Being in college and having no one to come to you and hold you accountable, I feel that a schedule is a great time management tool to use.