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Time Management:
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1 -- Introduction
page 2 -- Semester Planner
page 3 -- Weekly Schedule
page 4
-- To Do List
page 5 -- Pocket Calendar
page 6 -- Helpful Hints
page 7 -- Checklist
Making TIME MANAGEMENT Work for You
Helpful Hints
1. Plan blocks of study time that are realistic. If yo can only concentrate for 30 minutes at a time, then do NOT plan 
2. I meant what I said about rewarding yourself in #1. Plan to do the things that you enjoy (call a friend, watch a favorite TV show, have a snack, etc.) AFTER you have successfully completed your study session. In other words, use these things to REINFORCE studying instead of interfering with it.
3. Avoid planning study time for periods when you are likely to be very tired. This may seem obvious, but ... hasn't it happened to you?
4. Use "captive" time for reviewing. When you are waiting for a doctor's appointment or for a class to start, this is time you are not free to do things YOU want to do. So if you use this time to review, it will free up time later to use any way you like!
5. Use daydreaming as a reward instead of a disruption. Whether it is the good-looking blonde in your Biology class or the Corvette you hope to have some day, most students find their mind wanders from time to time. When you catch yourself doing this, instead of feeling guilty, just postpone those thoughts until you are finished what your are doing and then dream to your heart's content for 10 minutes as a reward.
6. If you study regularly at certain times, it becomes a habit. Sometimes, when nothing else seems to motivate us, we do things we would not otherwise do, out of habit.