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RISK ACTION
RISK ACTION

FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE REWARDS

KNOW IT WRITE IT WORK IT

Complete the following on paper or in digital format; for the time management exercise, use the
in-text grids.

KNOW IT Think Critically

Discover How You Spend Your Time

Build basic skills. Everyone has exactly 168 hours in a week. How do you spend your hours?
Start by guessing or estimating the time you spend on three particular activities. How much time
do you spend on each of these activities in a week?

Studying? ________ hours
Sleeping? ________ hours
Interacting with media and technology (computer, online services, cell phone, texting, video
2 games, television) for nonacademic purposes? _______ hours
CHAPTER Weekly Time Log chart has blocks showing half-hour increments. As you go through the week,
To find out the real story, record how you actually spend your time for seven days. The

write down what you do each hour, indicating when you start and when you stop. Include sleep
and leisure time. Record your actual activities instead of the activities you think you should be
doing. There are no wrong answers.

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