TIME IS AN INVENTION
A Self Management Workshop
Derrick Doige – Counsellor
 Office
D366
 545-7291 local 2208
 ddoige@okanagan.bc.ca
http://people.okanagan.bc.
ca/ddoige/
My Web Site
Time flies,
it’s up to you to
be the navigator
Robert Orben
What’s
the difference
between
here and there?
Write a short definition
of effective TM.
Practical Definition
An effective time
manager is someone
who can organize their
time to accomplish their
goals and enjoy life.
Existential Definition
… someone who on
their death bed
can look back and say
“Wow, that was awesome!”.
Comes down to one thing
What
do YOU want?
There’s not enough time!
A Time Management Demonstration
 What
are your golf balls and sugar?
 What
are your short term goals?
 What
are your long term goals?
If you fail
to plan,
plan to fail
(unknown)
True or False
 The
more I study the better my
grades will be.
 I should be able to work part time
without affecting my grades.
 If I haven’t been able to learn how to
manage my time by now, I’ll never
learn.
The successful person
makes a habit of doing
what the failing person
doesn’t like to do.
Thomas Edison
Laws of Time – Be Careful!
 Parkinson’s
Law – Work expands so
as to fill the time available for it’s
completion.
 Derrick’s Law – Things usually take
twice as long as you think they will.
The less one has
to do, the less time
one finds to do it.
Lord Chesterfield
1st semester ex
What Can You do?
 Monitor
your time for a few days to a week.
What are your time bandits?
 Get organized, build a weekly schedule,
write it down. (Tools)
 Find a good place to study.
 Know and use your “best times”.
 RESET? Rewards, Exercise, Sleep, Eat, Time
What Can You Do?
 Learn
how to say “NO” or “NOT NOW”.
 Divide large tasks into several smaller
parts.
 Try it for five minutes.
 Ask for help.
 Periodically evaluate your time
management efforts
Procrastination
“The definition of insanity is doing the
same thing over and over and
expecting different results.”
Albert Einstein
Procrastinate Now,
Don’t Wait till Later
 We
all do it! But Why?
 We don’t know where to start
 Fear of Failure
 Fear of Success
 Perfectionism
 The task is really not very important
Review
 Pair
up with 2 or 3 people and discuss the
key points you learned today.
What are your “Time Bandits”
 Email/online
chat
 Internet
 Television
 Phone/texting
 Naps
 Errands
 Procrastination
return
Find a Good Place to Study
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Write it Down!
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