Study skills part one: Managing your time
Published on 23 October 12
The first in our three-part series on Study Skills helps you find a schedule that works for you.
Being organised is crucial when it comes to time management, and not just keeping your books in a neat pile (although, if you know where your books are that will save you time!) but also organising what to dedicate your time on.
Planning your schedule
Taking the time to create a reasonable schedule will save you time in the long run. Making sure you set aside time for recreation as well as studying is crucial as you need a break from your studies every once in a while.
For information about how to plan a schedule and some handy time saving tips, click here.
Defeating procrastination
We’ve all been there, you finally sit down ready to make a start on your work and suddenly you realise how much of a mess your room is (even if it’s no different than normal!) and you must tidy it up immediately. Procrastination can affect anyone and although a good routine can help, if you can’t keep your mind on your studies this will lead to more stress as deadlines approach.
The counselling service run Managing Procrastination workshops if you feel you need help with procrastination or you can check out more advice about managing procrastination here.
Useful resources
We have many different useful resources for students to help you make the best use of your time. We’ve pulled together the most useful links to resources that are available to you.
The Humanities study skills site and the Engineering and Physical Sciences studying section of their faculty sites have really useful information from weekly planning to an assignment survival kit. You can use these resources no matter what Faculty you're part of, the information will still be relevant.
Find out how other students manage their time by reading a Student's blog about honing time management skills.
You can also find out more information from the NUS website.