Time Management Strategies

Kirby · #1

I guess this could be about studying go - or about anything else.

What are some strategies that you take to manage your time effectively?

Personally, I try to make daily schedules, with allocated amounts of time to do particular tasks. This is sometimes effective, but sometimes falls apart when I fail to do a scheduled task for the day. For example, if I miss what I had scheduled from 6PM to 6:30PM one day, it is hard for me to continue with what I had scheduled from 7:30PM to 8:30PM, since I've already "messed up" my schedule.

What are some ways that you like to manage your own time?

topazg · #2

That's a difficult one. It depends on my priorities. My time from 7:30am-8pm is automatically gone with immovable work / children duties, and the next hour and a half is really housework. So, when that finishes, I tend to just do whatever I want to until I go to bed. I normally have a plan for that evening and the next, and if I'm too tired I re-arrange them, if I'm not, I do them

This month there's quite a lot of Go in it because of the study group, next couple of months I'm going to start my hour runs again probably with the better light.

When other things crop up, I treat it as an "I'm too tired" night and re-arrange as normal.

Sorry, that's probably not very helpful I guess.

Joaz Banbeck · #3

I don't schedule blocks of time for things unless they are known duration events such as a movie or a flight or a class. And even then I add a buffer in case they are not on time.

Other than that, I simply have a priority list. I do it from top to bottom. ( Actually I have several lists, depending on where I am: one for home, one for work, one for business travel ) Some items on it have dates, and occasionally that requires re-arranging the list. The list(s) are the homepage on my laptop.

I don't judge whether I am done with something by whether or not I have spent a prescibed amount of time on it. I judge it to be finished when it is done and done well - or screwed up beyond hope of repair.

Bill Spight · #4

I go into byo-yomi at noon.

Toge · #5

If I have to do some kind of project, I divide it into accomplishable parts. Read 30 pages (or a chapter) of book per day for example, so that you will get it done at time. Minute schedules are too restricting in my opinion. It's also *much* better to use larger timeframe if you can help it. Some of my fellow students use the last week or even the last night before exams to study. Sleep is essential for learning, so it shouldn't be skipped.

LocoRon · #6

I usually go to whatever is hard scheduled (classes, etc), then get home and spend all my free time playing games, watching TV and movies...

Then, the day before any work is due (or sometimes the morning of the day it is due), I rush to complete it all... after playing more games, and watching more TV and movies, of course.

Mivo · #7

I manage time and tasks exactly like Joaz described. Meetings aside, I don't have a precise schedule, but instead work with a priority/task list. This works better for me as it leaves more room for spontaneous activities and allows me to do what I feel most like doing at a time (within the limits of the priority list and stuff that needs to be done, e.g dishes). I try not to let the clock dictate too large parts of my daily life. (But I'm also fortunate that my job doesn't force me on specific time schedules most of the time, except for said meetings and events.)

CnP · #8

Turning it around, in my experience poor time management is not realising what is important. Hence I've seen guys waste weeks at work on minor tasks and miss important deadlines.. I'd say figure out what's important, set a time limit for doing dull tasks like tidying & don't turn the tv on or browse the internet.

Chew Terr · #9

If I knew how to manage my time, I might post here less~

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