Chapter 18Managing Time and Energy

8th Grade Home and Careers Skills

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Mr. Colby

Terms to Know

Time Management: involves planning your use of time so that you can get the most out of the time you have.

Prioritize: To arrange or deal with in order of importance Procrastination: To put off doing something, especially

out of habitual carelessness or laziness

Obligations: A social, legal, or moral requirement, such as a duty, contract, or promise that compels one to follow or avoid a particular course of action.

Work Simplification: Finding the easiest and quickest way to do each job well

Becoming an Effective Time Manager

Set goals for yourself Make a daily “To DO” list Use a monthly calendar to help schedule your

time Group together activities that can

successfully be done at once Make use of all the time you have, even short

segments Prevent interruptions whenever possible

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Avoid Procrastination Build a reward system into your time

management approach

Balancing Schoolwork, Family/Friends, and Activities (FUN!) Making time for Learning –

How do you study? When do you do your homework?

Developing Good Study Skills – Environment? Materials? Study more difficult classes first

Making time for family, friend, and Activities – Plan, Plan, Plan record into monthly calendar

Managing Your Energy

High gear morning or afternoon? Early to bed? Late to bed? Eating healthy Work Simplification – What is it?

Managing your Energy

Analyze each job, thinking what it involves Can steps be omitted or combined?

Always use the best tool or utensil for the job Don’t waste time with the wrong tool

Conserve your energy by conserving motion Using a backpack? Why? What else?

Organize your storage area Store items where they are used most often You won’t waste time looking for them

Assignment: Now create a list of daily activities starting from when your eyes opened this morning until they close at night. List everything you do with the time and how long it takes. The more detail the more points you will receive on this assignment.

Mr. Colby

Time Activity Amount of time

5:00 Shaving 10 Minutes

5:10 a.m. Take Shower 15 minutes

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