Time management: advice to students on organizing their working time. Personal effectiveness techniques in an academic environment

Polina Zinovieva, 4th year student

“During my studies, I never once doubted my choice. Many friends from other universities realized that their future professions did not interest them, but I only strengthened my desire to become a manager. The reason for this is the teachers who communicate with us on equal terms, share invaluable experience, since most of them are practice. Their lectures and seminars motivate me, I want to emulate them."

Maria Korzun, graduate of the program, specialization

“Ever since school, I dreamed of studying at the Higher School of Economics and now, as a 4th year student, I don’t regret my choice at all. These three amazing years of study were so intense, opening up adult life, that I even believe that they will soon pass.

I chose the program because I am attracted to management activities, the ability to resolve difficult situations, organize employees, and motivate them. Currently, in our country there is a real need to train fundamentally new management specialists, which makes the profession very in demand. The main reason for the decline in the company's activities is poor management. “If an enterprise needs money due to bad management, it is necessary to remove the managers, it is necessary to cure the disease from the inside, and not stick a band-aid on the outside,” said the brilliant manager and founder of the huge company Henry Ford.
The main task of a manager is to make management decisions. This is a complex task, requiring a wide range of knowledge and skills. During 3 years of study, I studied many interesting and necessary disciplines, such as economics, fundamentals of management, marketing, accounting and management accounting, strategic and financial management, human resource management and others. An undoubted advantage is that some subjects are taught in English. HSE gave me a great theoretical and practical basis, taught me to be strong, successful and purposeful.
I can say with confidence that all HSE teachers are the best in the world! They are professionals in their field, constantly developing and improving, they know how to hook a student and present any material in an interesting way. The bachelor's program is one big family, where everyone knows, loves and supports each other even in the most difficult situations. Thank you to HSE for wonderful friends and a huge number of opportunities for career and self-development.

“We study not for school, but for life.”

Danila Brovko, 4th year student

One of the main problems that students face is lack of time. To be able to do everything, students need to learn to plan their every day.

Correct distribution of forces is the key to successful studies

Experts regularly conduct various surveys among students, finding out what difficulties they encounter during their studies. The most common problems include:

• lack of time and disruption of work rhythm;
• depressive states;
• severe fears of exams;
• low academic performance, lack of self-organization.

These problems are largely related to the high workload students receive at universities. Problems often worsen if young people combine study with work, in such cases there is practically no time left for proper rest. The result is deplorable - academic performance drops and chronic fatigue occurs.

Experts recommend that students adhere to Pareto’s law – “80/20”. The essence of this law is very simple - you need to correctly distribute your forces, and then by spending only 20% of your resources you will get a result of 80%. If you go back and scatter, then the result will be the opposite.

Start simple - start a diary and plan every day ahead. Mark things by importance, learn to correctly determine the time frame for solving problems. For example, some cases are considered in the short term, others in the long term, etc.

Prioritizing will help you save time.

A common mistake modern students make is starting a new working day by solving minor problems. Young people scroll through their social media profiles every morning, then get distracted by phone calls, then spend too much time on a simple task, etc.

A schedule of tasks will help you set priorities correctly; it will show you which task needs to be solved now and what can be postponed. Time management works real miracles:

• reduces slowness and increases motivation to study;
• activates productivity;
• frees up hours for rest and free activities.

Due to lack of time, students often find it difficult to write their student papers and fail to meet the deadline. Preparation for writing a test or dissertation should begin as soon as you receive the topic from the teacher, without putting this question off for a long time.

If you still don’t have time, use a service that offers assistance with any student work. On the site you can get professional help in writing essays, tests, coursework and dissertations. The service provides round-the-clock support and practices an individual approach to clients, selecting the best experts to work on a given topic.

Many students interested in developing their careers are increasingly starting to work while studying. This is the right decision, since it is very important to gain professional experience that will be useful in the future. In order to successfully combine work and study, time management skills will help.

Alexander Yanykhbash, business coach at BEST FOR NEXT*

We often say: “I wish I had 25 hours a day, then I would have time to do everything.” But even if we add one hour, those who did not have time before will still not have time further. Why are there people who have the same 24 hours in a day, but who manage to do much more than us? Personal productivity does not depend on the number of hours in the day, but on the ability to manage your time and affairs.

Since modern progressive youth often choose the motto in life “Take everything from life!”, one of the most pressing issues is combining study and work. Of course, during your student years you shouldn’t forget about rest, so “how to have time to rest” is added to the previous question.

Nowadays, many students interested in developing their careers are increasingly starting to work while studying. I must say that this is the right decision, because... It is very important to gain experience, gain specific knowledge and skills that will be useful in the future. It is no secret that many employers, when hiring, do not even look at the diploma, which indicates that the person graduated from an educational institution and has some knowledge in a certain field. The management is interested in what a person can do, what experience he has, what he has behind him that will allow him to solve the problems facing him. Therefore, in many areas it is very important to have a certain amount of experience when leaving a university or college.

However, if it is relatively easier for evening students to combine work and study, for full-time students this often presents great difficulties, because In many universities, teachers are openly against working during their studies. “You didn’t come here to work, but to study, so forget about justifying your lack of preparation for the exam by saying that you worked” (professor at one of the universities in Moscow).

Lucky were those who were able to agree with teachers on selective attendance at lectures, seminars or early passing of exams. However, if this was not possible, and the need for finance and the desire to work is only growing, knowledge of where and how to work, as well as certain skills in organizing our time, will help us.

Let's start with what options there are for working while studying.

1. Work from home. A very convenient format of work, which is perfect for such professions as translator, tutor, designer, programmer, copywriter. Working from home is attractive because it does not require spending time and money on travel. In addition, many people say that they find it easier to concentrate and get things done at home than in a noisy office environment. But there are also disadvantages, because... Working in an office, you observe the work of a number of specialists and become better immersed in a professional environment.

2. Transfer to the evening department. It happens that circumstances force students to look for work. In this case, it is often not the activity that one would like to do that is chosen, but the first vacancy that comes along. If this is not the case for you, then first you need to set your priorities correctly. Ask yourself the question: “What is your priority at the moment: gaining knowledge and laying a foundation, or gaining experience and the opportunity to prove yourself.” If you put work first and are ready to spend less time studying, then consider transferring to the evening department. For many students, studying during the evening is a salvation, although in terms of depth of knowledge, full-time education comes out ahead. Get ready for your day to be as eventful as possible. In the morning you go to work, after a working day that is filled with events, meetings, conflicts, emotions or physical activity, you go to an educational institution, where you continue to absorb information for several hours. At the same time, your head may be filled with work issues, and then there is homework, reading literature on the subject and coursework. Such a schedule helps develop endurance, the ability to multitask and combine several things at once.

3. Looking for a job with a flexible schedule or shifts. These could be the professions of a sales consultant, assistant manager, promoter, photographer, bartender, waiter, call center operator, etc. This option is convenient because you can create a work schedule taking into account classes, and you can always agree with colleagues about a substitution. If you work on a flexible schedule, you will have to be very flexible yourself, since you need to quickly respond to changes and be able to adapt.

4. Work in the evening. You can agree with your employer to work at half the rate, for example, in the evening. This is convenient because during the day you will attend lectures, and after studying you will work in the office or in the fields. But sometimes university classes end at both 5 and 6 pm, so think about what lectures you'll have to miss and whether it's worth it. Many students, after lectures, work in their own educational institutions as laboratory assistants or assistant professors, which allows them to better understand scientific intricacies.

Internships

Many companies and universities organize internships for students. This is a great chance to work in a good company, learn about the work of different specialists from the inside, understand how a particular profession suits you and, finally, introduce yourself to a potential employer. Typically, universities are not against internships for their students in companies and are willing to accommodate them. But keep in mind that in many companies, interns are not paid a salary, at best a small stipend, so you need to be prepared for this too.

As you can see, there are a number of ways to not abandon your studies and find a compromise between education and practice. However, many are interested in how to combine one with the other in order to “be in time everywhere.”

Lead-in principle

Surely many people are familiar with this situation: there are 30 days left before the exam and you are given 30 exam tickets. One of the first thoughts that pops into our heads is that we can easily prepare one ticket per day. 15 days pass, we have not yet sat down to prepare, but we understand that 2 tickets a day can also be learned without much difficulty. On the 20th day we already have 3 tickets per day, on the 25th day - 6 tickets per day. So we are gradually approaching the last day and the well-known “night before the exam”. The same applies to writing coursework and dissertations. There is a well-known problem in which we try to push a certain negative event away from ourselves and are in no hurry to solve it. Sometimes it’s even easier to work regularly during the semester and get a “automatic machine”.

The principle of advance allows us to competently organize preparation for exams. The main thing is to plan events related to study, work or leisure in advance. Why is it bad to constantly be in a state where “deadlines are pressing”? Firstly, emotional stress increases, secondly, haste leads to an increase in the number of errors, thirdly, a large amount of information that you are trying to “pack” into your brain in a short period of time is quickly forgotten.

Try to plan your month in advance: what working days and weekends you will have, what important events and activities you need to attend, who to congratulate on their birthday, when is the deadline for submitting an essay or article. Try to plan the coming week with special care: write down on what day and what time this or that event should occur; Mark time frames and “windows” in your planner.

The principle of recording events

Try not to keep everything in your head, but to record it on storage media. Such a medium can be an ordinary notebook, a diary (of which there are many on the market now and you can choose the most convenient one), a planner, an organizer in a mobile phone, or a special program on a computer. Keeping planners allows you to visualize your workload with events and tasks.

Try to plan your week and day in detail. Start planning your day by making a list of tasks - “To Do List”. Next, determine how long it will take to complete this or that task, in what period of time it is better to insert the task, and when you need to complete it.

The principle of parallelism

If you have to study and work, then you simply need to master the “sandwich” technique. The essence of this technique is that when you are busy with something that does not require your active involvement and strong concentration, at the same time you are doing some other things that can be done here and now. For example, on the way from the university you can read a book, rewrite lectures, do homework, learn foreign words with the player. It is very important here to be sensitive to situations where time can be filled with several things at once.

The principle of mindful rest

In addition to work and study, we want to have free time to meet friends, go to the cinema, read books, etc. Many of us do not know how to rest: either we simply cannot disconnect from work and relax, or we rest so much that the next day we feel extremely bad. Be that as it may, you should approach your vacation thoughtfully: set aside time for yourself to meet with friends, plan in advance to spend time together with your family. Even during the day you need to take breaks from work to replenish your internal resources. Rest can be reading books and watching TV if you feel the need for it. Playing sports (especially in the company of friends) is also a good way to distract yourself.

The principle of flexibility

You must be flexible and respond promptly to changes in your daily routine. If a planned meeting with friends is postponed, then use the freed-up time for self-development: read books, go to a museum, attend a time management training, call old friends. Switch up your plans if possible. Remember that planning is one of the options for the development of events that can be adjusted by you in the right direction. The main thing is to value your time and fill it with useful things.

These principles will allow you to organize yourself more effectively and get as much done as possible. This way, you will have a reserved place for relaxation, a competently organized educational process and will have time to work and master professional heights.

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Personal time management- this is the purposeful and consistent application of management methods and techniques tested by science and practice in everyday life in order to make the best use of your time and your own abilities, consciously manage the course of your life, and skillfully overcome external circumstances. Time management is based on certain rules, by adhering to which any person, regardless of his type of activity, can allocate his time as efficiently as possible.

We have selected several rules that are most suitable for the student, understandable and easy to apply.

The first rule is “Think on paper.” Its essence is to set out your goals and the steps necessary to achieve them in writing. This helps you set a clear goal for yourself, plan in detail how you will achieve it, and eliminates the need to constantly keep all your plans and important things in your head.

The next rule is “Plan your every day in advance.” It will take you a maximum of 10 – 20 minutes to plan your day. But this small “sacrifice” will help save 100 – 120 minutes of otherwise wasted time and wasted effort throughout the day. The evening before, at the end of the working day, make a list of things planned for tomorrow, including what you may not have had time to complete today. This way, you won’t have to waste time drawing up a plan in the morning, and overnight your list will be completely absorbed by your subconscious.

The 80/20 rule. This rule states that 20% of the work you do will account for 80% of the results you get. Those same 20% of tasks are, as a rule, the most important and at the same time the most difficult; they are the ones that most often cause indecision and end up shelved. Your task is to be able to select these most important things from the entire list and immediately begin to complete them, avoiding delay.

The “Think about the consequences” rule. The consequences of completing or not completing any task determine the importance of this task for you personally. It is necessary to focus on the future, on the prospects that open up before you when you achieve a goal, and on the negative consequences that failure to fulfill your responsibilities may entail. And the more distant consequences you can calculate, the better.

ABCD method. The essence of this method is to prioritize the things you have planned. Not all of them are equally important. A, B, C, D and D are the letters that you will put next to each item on your to-do list to indicate their importance.

Type “A” tasks are those tasks whose completion is most important, urgent and mandatory, and failure to complete them will entail serious negative consequences. If there are several such tasks in your plan, then rank them according to their importance: “A1”, “A2” and so on.

Type B tasks are tasks that you should complete, but failure to complete them will not lead to serious consequences.

Type “B” tasks are things that would be great to do, but there will be no significant consequences for doing so. These are things like calling a friend, personal business done during work hours, and the like.

Type D tasks are those jobs that you can assign to someone else.

Type “D” tasks are things that you don’t have to do at all. This may be a task that was once important, but has now lost its relevance.

“Prepare thoroughly before starting work.”

It is very important to have everything you need on hand before starting work. Clean up your work area so that there is nothing left that is not related to the task you are about to perform. Remove everything unnecessary. Then surround yourself with the materials you will need. Preferably in such a way that you then don’t have to get up, leave the room, and so on. Arrange everything so that it is as comfortable as possible for you.

Cut the task into slices.

If you have a very large and time-consuming task to do, it often seems almost impossible, causing you to procrastinate on completing it. It is not difficult to make this task easier - you just need to divide the upcoming task into clear, logically completed stages. All you have to do is gradually, in several steps, to cope with your task.

Conclusion

So, we have looked at several key rules of personal time management. These are the rules that are most easily applicable in everyday life, which allow you to save your time, effectively distribute your efforts, and go straight to achieving your goal. We sincerely hope that you, dear reader, have found something useful in this article that suits you personally. In any case, whatever your goals, act, and success will certainly await you!

Bibliography

http://s-kalinin.blogspot.ru/2011/12/blog-post_15.html

http://www.nnre.ru/delovaja_literatura/personalnyi_menedzhment_testy_i_konkretnye_situacii_praktikum/p3.php

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The article was prepared by Kuznetsova N. (student 791gr.)

When the time comes to take a test, students activate all their survival abilities: they want to pass the test easily, quickly and with flying colors.

In this article we will tell you about a unique, and most importantly, effective method, the basis of which is the student’s correct daily routine.

Time management for students

Although the Soviet academician Vladimir Obruchev came up with this method in the 1930s, he did not use it in practice. It would seem that pundits have repeatedly told careless students how important it is to maintain a daily routine. However, it is one thing to give advice, and quite another to show in practice how it works.

We will advise the student on how to manage everything and pass the session with flying colors. With our recommendations you will save high performance for several weeks and remember large amounts of information without harming your health and nervous system.

Daily regime

We have already mentioned that this methodology is based on a rational mode of student’s educational work. But what this means has not yet been explained. The point is that with this method, instead of one working day, you will get three full working days.

How it works? We build a student’s work and rest schedule as follows: you wake up and start the day with a standard set of actions:

• eating;
• physical exercise;
• stress.

It seems that everything is simple and does not require explanation, and you have heard this many times already, but do not rush to draw conclusions, but rather read on.

Breakfast

In order to quickly wake up in the morning and quickly put your brain in order, the body needs protein. Protein contains essential amino acids that stimulate brain function and turn you on like a light bulb.

The required amount of protein is found in:

• eggs (in any form);
• cottage cheese (fat, crumbly or liquid);
• fish (boiled, steamed or salted);
• meat (boiled chicken breast, beef or veal).

Unlike foods containing carbohydrates (flour products, bread, favorite cakes and other sweets), after a “shock” intake of protein, there is no drowsiness that overcomes after eating carbohydrates.

Physical exercises in students' daily routine

For at least 10 minutes, try to do your best: jumping, push-ups, squats, pull-ups, abs - all exercises that use the full volume of muscle groups.

Why does this work? This type of physical activity helps you wake up completely and also increases your core body temperature.

The higher the internal body temperature, the higher the performance.

Stress

Don't worry, no one makes you nervous in the morning. This “good” will be enough for you while preparing for exams and answering the teacher. To enhance the effects of exercise on the body, stress is necessary:

• loud music (wake up your neighbors - let them join in);
• bright light;
• cold and hot shower.

This way the body will finally wake up, and you will be ready for full work throughout the day.

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Planning

When you have completed all 3 stages of awakening, move on to planning.

Do not start studying until you clearly understand what exactly you are going to do.

So, your first day starts at 7-7:30 morning. It consists of 4,5 hours of pure study. This does not mean that all this time you need to sit like a statue, buried in a textbook. Every an hour and a half take breaks for 30 seconds

The fact is that an hour and a half is a small cycle associated with the activity of the hormone orexin, which makes us more attentive and cheerful. Any monotony leads to the fact that we begin to feel drowsy, and our performance gradually decreases.

That is why it is important to break the cycle into intervals during which you can move from the sofa to the table, work standing, lying down, jumping - in general, change your position or move to another room. The same environment has a hypnotic effect on nerve cells.

"Pomodoro" technique

The time management technique, which was invented in 1980 by Italian Francesco Cirillo, is named after the kitchen tomato. Why? Because the kitchen pomodoro timer is “set” for a certain period, for example, 25 minutes, and it rings, signaling that the time has expired.

The fact is that the maximum productivity of one hemisphere for solving specific problems is no more than 25 minutes, after which a short break is necessary (3-5 minutes). Even such a short pause already helps to “reboot” the brain.

We also set 25 minutes for the next task, read, take a short break, and get back to work. The main thing is not to stop, even when you don’t understand something in the material. The clock is ticking.

Number of cycles of a student’s rational daily routine

We remember that our day consists of three. Every day includes 4,5 hours of work. 4.5 hours divided by 5-6 "tomatoes". After the 6th pomodoro we take a break for lunch and physical activity.

This time, simple exercises are not enough: take a walk, meet friends, chat, go to the store - most importantly, move and get distracted. In an hour, start planning tasks for the second day and start a “pomodoro”!

Your day should look like this:

Morning: breakfast, physical activity, stress, planning and 5-6 pomodoro cycles.

Day: lunch, physical activity, planning and 5-6 pomodoro cycles.

Evening: dinner, physical activity, planning and 5-6 pomodoro cycles.

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We hope that this technique will help you increase productivity and prepare for exams 100%. And if not, then order tests, theses and term papers from specialists and procrastinate further.