Are you having trouble finishing your work on time? Or you can’t find time for fun? Well, try these time management tips for students to finish your homework quickly.
As a student, learning how to manage your time is crucial.
You probably have a lot to do and not much time to complete everything.
You have to go to school, do homework, study for exams, participate in extracurricular activities, and some of you may have part-time jobs.
Oh, and you have to sleep as well.
So how can you do all of these things in a day?
Well, if you want to do a lot of activities in a day, you first have to prioritize your main tasks, which for you is schoolwork, and complete them.
Once these tasks are done, then you can go off and do the other things.
But how can you finish schoolwork as quickly as possible?
Time Management Tips for Students
You can finish schoolwork as quickly as possible by managing your time better.
So, here are some tips on how to use time management to finish your schoolwork so that you have time to do other activities:
1) Figure out what needs to be completed first
In school, like in life, there are things that are more important than others.
Thus, when it comes to your schoolwork, you have to figure out what needs to be done or worked on first.
If an assignment is due soon or will require more time to work on, you have to do that task first.
Or if there is a topic that you know you will need more time and focus to work on, prioritize that work.
2) Create a dedicated time slot for schoolwork
The best way to ensure that you will do and finish your homework (especially if you have a lot of activities on your plate) is to have a dedicated time slot for doing it.
It can be right after school, in the evening after dinner, or 3 hours before school. It doesn’t matter when.
You just need a few hours each day that are dedicated to schoolwork.
Additionally, once you do it regularly and consistently enough, it will become a habit.
3) Create a schedule or detailed to-do list
Linking back to the first tip, once you figure out what needs to be completed first, second, third, etc., you have to write it down as a to-do list.
The reason why is because when you write it down, you’ll remember what you need to do and in what order.
If you just tried to remember your schedule, you’ll forget it.
Trust me.
You’ll get caught up with your other tasks (especially if they frustrate you) and will for sure forget to do an assignment.
Hence, write down your schedule or to-do list.
You can also do it the day before or first thing in the morning to save time.
4) Keep schoolwork organized
Remember when I said the most important thing to completing your work as soon as possible is to prioritize your work?
To be able to do that, you need to keep your work organized.
If your schoolwork is all over the place, how are you supposed to know what needs to be done, let alone know what needs to be done first?
Thus, you have to keep your things organized. Divide your binder or notebooks into subjects.
Keep your school papers, such as assignments, syllabuses, or exam study guides, in a folder or duo-tang or dedicated spot in your binder.
These are just some suggestions. You have to figure out what system works best for you.
5) Don’t procrastinate. Focus on the task
One of the best ways to cut down homework time is to not procrastinate.
When you procrastinate (or try to multitask), you’re not fully focused on what you’re supposed to be doing, thus increasing the time that you spend doing it.
So, when you’re doing homework, just do your homework.
You can take breaks every now and then (and should), but when you’re working, focus on the task at hand.
6) Use the Pomodoro technique
One of the best methods for preventing dilly-dallying during homework time is the Pomodoro technique.
This is a productivity method that breaks work time into chunks of 20-25 minutes.
After each work session, you get a break before entering a new work session.
Additionally, you can have as many work sessions as necessary. You can read about it in more detail here.
The Pomodoro technique is good for preventing procrastination because it gives you a sense of urgency (because you only have a certain amount of time to complete your task).
It also makes work periods seem manageable (because you only have to work for 20-25 minutes before you get a break).
Use it to be more focused.
7) Keep your daily to-do list short
When it comes to your daily to-do list, keep it short.
You don’t have to (and shouldn’t) put too many items on it because it’ll overwhelm you.
The best thing to do is to write down 3-5 of the most important tasks that need to be finished on any particular day (here’s a good method to find out what is vital).
Once you’ve finished all the vital tasks, then you can go and knock out the non-essential ones if you need to (or you can re-schedule when to do them).
Another thing I want to add is that if you have a big project that’s due in a month, for instance, break it down into multiple small tasks.
Then tackle each task individually each work session.
Conclusion
Developing good time management skills is key to finishing things.
Thus, apply these tips, improve your workflow, and get better grades.