The workload for this class will be a priority in terms of my studies because I feel like it will be the most beneficial to developing time management and prioritizing. I'm declared as an English major and I can already tell that this class will help prepare me for other classes and their demands in terms of workload. I'm going to dedicate my Tuesday and Thursday early afternoons to this class because I have a lot of free time for both those days. However, I have to be mindful of my schedule because I have an unpredictable off-campus job that can demand my attention very quickly. If that often happens to be the case (as it did this week) I will reserve Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons for completing the work. To actually complete the work, I work best when I sit down at finish several tasks all at once. I may be working on three or four different objectives at once, simply because it is the pattern I've set for myself to feel I've done large portions of work. It has been an efficient method for me completing my work and I hope to be able to apply it for this class.
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Now that I've read over the scheduling plans of my fellow classmates, I've realized that it's vital to not get stuck in a study rut. What I mean by that is being flexible and adaptable to a changing schedule. After reading through Elliot's plan to work between classes, I understood that I may very well have to do the same. Even though it is an approach I am not familiar with, I should be open to the idea of doing work when the situation calls for it, rather than being reliant on the time I have planned because things can always change suddenly. William's comment that time is money and we are spending a whole lot of it on our education, so that means it will demand a lot of time really put the importance of time management into perspective. I've learned my lesson with this assignment already that I shouldn't put things off and it's time to manage my work better. I'm spending a lot of money to get an education, that means I should put a lot of time into it to, and I've come to accept that.
Like you, I have a lot of free time on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I will dedicate those days to my English homework. I wish you luck on your job but you seem to know how to manage your time so you should be ok. Like you, I will have to actually sit down and focus on work to complete the tasks and I can be working on many things at once to keep me focused.
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