Things I wish I knew before starting my college life: Time Management

Slides for the Ateneo de Davao University Freshmen Bootcamp 2014.

Transcript

1. Hello.
2. Things I wish I knew before starting my college life.
3. Things I wish I knew before starting my college life. THE TIME MANAGEMENT EDITION
4. What am I going to talk about, anyway?  How people think college is…  …but how it really is  Getting Things Done  List what you need to do  Get a calendar. Google Calendar.  Wants VS Needs  Manage your tasks using Trello
5. Let’s get started! :)
6. How people think college is ENOUGH SLEEP GOOD GRADES SOCIAL LIFE CHOOSE TWO
7. How it really is ENOUGH SLEEP GOOD GRADES SOCIAL LIFE PICK WISELY WORK FAMILY LOVE LIFE EXTRA CURRICULAR HOBBIES
8. There are always a bazillion things to do but so little time to do it.
9. GTD GETTING. THINGS. DONE.
10. How do you eat an elephant?
11. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
12. Create a list.
13. List what you need to do  CREATE MY WEBSITE PORTFOLIO  PREPARE PRESENTATION FOR BOOTCAMP  drink some coffee  buy some eggs
14. and divide the big ones to smaller chunks  CREATE MY WEBSITE PORTFOLIO  download and watch HTML/CSS tutorials from youtube  create wireframe and mockup template in PS  finish markup by next Monday  PREPARE PRESENTATION FOR BOOTCAMP  research on time management  create ppt template and slides  drink some coffee  buy some eggs
15. You might be wondering: That’s great! Now what?
16. Get a Calendar.
17. Get a Calendar.
18. Wait, Spongebob! We're not barbarians! We have technology!
19. Get a Calendar. Google Calendar.
20. Sign up and be amazed.
21. List when you’re not available.
22. And discover all your free time.
23. And discover all your free time.
24. Respect your calendar. If it’s not in the calendar, it’s not gonna happen.
25. Wants VS Needs QUESTION YOURSELF.
26. Wants VS Needs
27. The Eisenhower Box URGENT NOT URGENT NOT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
28. Crises Pressing Problems Deadline-driven projects The Eisenhower Box URGENT NOT URGENT NOT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Prevention Relationship building Recreation New opportunities Interruptions Some phone calls Some mail Some meetings Popular activities Trivia Some mail Some phone calls Time wasters Pleasure activities
29. DO IT NOW The Eisenhower Box PLAN IT DELEGATE DROP IT URGENT NOT URGENT NOT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
30. If you want to improve how you manage time – stop doing what doesn't need to be done!
31. Trello: Your lists on steroid.
32. Sign up and be amazed.
33. Create intuitive to-do lists
34. Customize to your workflow
35. Easier project management
36. What did I talk about, anyway?  How people think college is…  …but how it really is  Getting Things Done  List what you need to do  Get a calendar. Google Calendar.  Wants VS Needs  Manage your tasks using Trello
37. I'm not telling you it's going to be easy – I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
38. Things I wish I knew before starting my college life. THE TIME MANAGEMENT EDITION