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Time Management
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Contents
Introduction
What is Time Management?
Managing Academics?
Technology is your friend
Q & A

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Who IS this guy?
Christopher McLaughlin
 Full-time NAU Graduate Student
• ASA Director for NAU GSG
 Full-time NAU Employee
• Information Technology Services
– Business Analyst for PeopleSoft Campus
Community Module
 Full-time Husband & Father
Contact Info
 Christopher.McLaughlin@nau.edu

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What is Time Management?
Time Management
 It is an essential set of skills that helps
you complete various tasks in an
organized and efficient manner.
 A skill used throughout school, life and
the business world
 A stress mitigation technique

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Connections
Time
Life
Work
School

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Quiz Time!
Please take 5-10 minutes to complete
the quiz

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Results
1
Your as cold as ice
While you may have
some time
management skills,
it is likely that you
should take the
opportunity to
increase your skill
set
2
Lets get it started
in here
You have many of
the skills necessary
to manage your
time effectively, but
further improvement
is still possible
3
Lookout Your on
fire!
Kudos to you and
your time
management.
Remember that
there is always more
opportunity to grow.

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Key Skills
Goal Setting
 Questions 6, 10, 14 and 15
Prioritization
 Questions 1, 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, and 15
Managing Interruptions
 Questions 5, 9, 11, and 12
Procrastination
 Questions 2, 10, and 12
Scheduling
 Questions 3, 7, and 12

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Goal Setting
GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLs!
 These can range from short to long
term
 Give you something to work
towards
 Not just for children and
perfectionists

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Prioritization
The chicken or the egg?
 Essential to achieving goals and
completing tasks on time.
 Crucial in order to organize goals
and tasks
 Setting the level of importance of a
task/goal

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Managing Interruptions
Can you help me?
 A harsh welcome to life
 Mitigating the number of possible
interruptions
 Getting back on task easily

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Procrastination
A guilty pleasure
 In the end the only one you are
cheating is yourself
 Too often is procrastination used
to create free time to play
 Figuring out the reason why you
procrastinate will help you to get
out of the habit
 Accountability buddies

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Scheduling
Party at 8 pm, CHECK!
 A combination of Prioritization and
Goal setting
 Fudge factor
 Technological resources

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Managing Academics?
Awww, Do I have to study?
 Assignments do not finish
themselves
 Time = Money
 Stress kills
 Poor grades can affect future
endeavors

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Technology is your friend
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
 21st Century
 Cheaper by the dozen
 Phones, Tablets, PC, Mac,
Notebook, Netbook, etc.
 Apps v. Applications

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The Difference
Time
Management

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Useful Apps/Applications
iPhone Android PC Mac
• Evernote
• iStudiez
• Remember
the Milk
• Google App
• CARM
• Evernote
• Astrid
• CoursePro
• DroidScan
• Gdocs
• Klok
• Klok
• Launchy
• Manic Time
• SlimTimer
• Rescue Time
• Project
Hamster
• Quicksilver
• SlimTimer
• RescueTime

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Questions and Answers

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