My school calendar; my goals:
(This is the big picture, don't include too much detail)
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Pick up a copy of your school's term/semester calendar
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Develop a calendar of important dates for your classes:
Tests, papers, projects, readings, mid-term and final exams, holidays, breaks, study days, etc.
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Enter important dates for your work, social and family life
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Each week develop a daily schedule
that includes routines and important dates
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Post this schedule in your study area
for referral and review, and to mark your progress
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Each evening develop a schedule to help you organize the next day,
include routines, errands and important appointments
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Review each day's schedule that morning
Making a habit of the above suggestions will be a product of
Motivation! | Trial and error! | Practice!
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Document the sequence!
Note that you need to write these down, either for posting on a wall,
or better yet, entered into your computer for reminders, especially 4-7.
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Commit to a trial period
Three to four weeks or a month...
Think of the schedule as an experiment, but commit yourself to it.
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Think of this as an "organizer"
rather than a task list. Your to do lists, etc. are part of #2.
Set your computer calendar to remind yourself of important events
as numbers 4 - 7
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Relate this schedule to a reward
and post it prominently as an incentive in your room.
If you need to give up something, replace it with an postitive benefit.
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Find someone to partner with, or adopt a role model
so that you can find reinforcement. The person will not have the same school, family or work schedule, but can be there to encourage and suggest.
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Don't expect perfection
it is the enemy of the good.
You are developing a new or altered way of achieving your goals. Sometimes, there will be events that interfere, and are cause for re-evaluating this schedule.