What do you do when you first get home from school? Research has shown that most kids come home from school and go on a social media website. This results in homework being done late at night. They end up losing track of time and spend hours and hours on the computer.
Time management is important because it helps you prioritize your work. Once you have a list of things to tackle, you need to see what you should do first. What are the things that are most important and time-intensive? That way you set out to do those things first. This allows time for social media, homework, and family time. Whether it is a daily work list or a long-term career plan time management will keep you on track. Time management will keep you on track with your stated goals, career plan and your time.
A personal experience: Every day I would come home and go straight to the computer or text. I realized that my grades were dropping. My homework was done in a rushed manner. I didn’t take the time to study or understand the material learned that day. I was so worried about my social life and not my school life. I soon realized that social media was taking up to much of my time. I set a plan for myself, keeping in mind time management and prioritizing my work. In the long run this helped a lot. It taught me that my school life was more important than my social life. Having good grades in the long run helped me make the honor roll. As a result of making the honor roll. Through this process I learned how to time manage and prioritize.
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