Transcript Habit #3 - Put First Things First

Habit #3
Put First Things First
How well do you manage your
time?
Time Quadrants
Have You Ever Heard…
• there’s not enough time in the day?
• It should be restated, “There’s not
enough organized time in the day.”
Ways to Avoid Procrastination
• Set realistic goals
• Just start
• Do school work when your energy level is at its highest
• Break large tasks into smaller ones
• Work for realistic periods of time
• Avoid study marathons (like all-nighters)
• Create an effective place to do your school work
• Allow extra time for unexpected things
• Schedule time for yourself
• Do the most difficult tasks first (eat your veggies before
dessert)
• Reward yourself when you have finished tasks on time.
What Do Teens Spend
Their Time Doing?
• Over a third of teens hold part-time
jobs, working about 2 ½ hours day
• The average American teen spends
almost 3 ½ hours a day watching
television. (American Psychological Association, 1993)
What Do Teens Spend
Their Time Doing?
• Teens spend about 1 ½ hours a day
with friends doing social activities
outside of school.
• Teens spend about 1 hour a day
talking to friends via technology like the
telephone, email, IM or text messaging.
(Pew Internet & American Life Project 2005)
What Do Teens Spend
Their Time Doing?
• Male teens spend about 2 hours a day
playing video games.
• Females spend about 30 minutes a
day playing video games.
(Jack Myers Media Business Report, 2007)
What Do Teens Spend
Their Time Doing?
• Nearly three-quarters of teens spend 23 hours or more per day listening to or
downloading music.
Do the Math
Work
T.V.
Social Activities
Talking
Video Games
Music
In School
Homework
Sleep
2.5 hours per day
3.5 hours per day
1.5 hours per day
1 hour per day
2 hours per day (boys)
2 + hours per day
7 + hours
1 + hours
+ 7 hours
_____________________
27.5 hours per day
How is Your Day Like a
Suitcase?
• You can’t fit everything into an
unorganized suitcase
• You can fit everything into an organized
suitcase
How is Your Day Like a
Closet?
• You can’t find important things in an
unorganized closet
• You can find important things in an
organized closet
Your Day is Like a Jar Full
of Rocks…
Your Day is Like a Jar Full
of Rocks, Sand….
Your Day is Like a Jar Full
of Rocks, Sand, and Water
Rocks represent “things
that have to be done.”
= School
= Job
= Chores
= Sleep
= Eating
Sand represents “enjoyable
activities” that fill our time.
= Texting
= Social Activities
= T.V.
Water represents time that
is wasted.
= Driving
= Waiting in line
= Daydreaming
What do YOU fill your jar
with first?
Silent Reading
• Read about time management on pages
106-116 in the book entitled The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.
• Take down one page of Cornell notes.
Time Management Log