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KEY 2.4 Note daily and weekly tasks.

Monday, March 14
Time Tasks Priority
6:00 A.M.
7:00
8:00
Monday, March 28
9:00
10:00 8 1
9 2
11:00
10 3
12:00 P.M.
11 4
1:00
12 5
2:00
Evening
3:00
4:00 Tuesday, March 29
5:00 8 1
6:00 9 2
10 3
7:00
11 4
8:00
12 5
9:00
Evening
10:00
11:00 Wednesday, March 30
12:00 8 1
Goals, Time, and Stress Management
9 2
10 3
11 4
12 5
Evening

1. Enter Priority 1 items in your planner first. This means class meetings for the
term, including labs and other commitments; work hours; and key personal
responsibilities. For someone needing medical care like Woody, appointments and
treatments fall into this category.
2. Enter key dates from your course syllabi. When you get your syllabi for the term,
enter dates for tests and quizzes, assignments, presentations, holidays, and breaks
in your planner right away. This will give you a big picture view and help you
prepare for crunch times. For example, if you see that you have three tests and a
presentation all in one week, you might rearrange your preceding week’s schedule
to create extra study time.
3. Enter dates of events and commitments. Put commitments in your schedule where you
can see and plan for them. Include club and organizational meetings, events you need
to attend for class or for other purposes, and personal commitments such as medical
appointments, family events, fitness events such as a race, or important social events.
4. Schedule Priority 2 items around existing items. Once you have the essentials set, put
in study time, workouts, study group meetings, and other important but flexible items.
Schedule class prep time—reading and studying, writing, and working on assignments
and projects—in the planner as you would any other activity. Keep this rule in mind
when scheduling: You should allow two hours of preparation for every hour in class.
5. Include Priority 3 items where possible. Schedule these items, such as social time
or doing errands, around the items already locked in.

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