Respect Time

Time is defined life .Since our lives are basically measured in the amount if time we have spent on this earth, wasting time means wasting life. Many people make the mistake of thinking they can manage time. We cannot manage time. Time cannot be stopped, slowed down or saved. The best we can do is to manage ourselves in our use of time. This is where prioritization becomes indispensable. Being in the university is can be exciting and intimidating at the same time. The sudden availability of freedom and excitement as opposed to the restrictions of high school can be extremely overwhelming for any university student. The new rules requires you to mature as quickly as possible and as painlessly as manageable. Designing a priority list for activities and defining prime and optimum moments to maximize opportunities is critically essential. Here i advice a four set activity categorization. Let’s label them A, B, C, and D.
Category A
Activities that cannot be postponed, avoided, delegated or delayed. Although there is by no means a specific list of category A activities, they however should be activities that has a direct critical bearing on your studies, health and success. These should be activities that have severe consequences if delayed, postponed or avoided. E.g. completing an assignment with a deadline, studying for a quiz etc. Do not do any other thing as long there are category A activities to be done. This requires a lot of discipline and focus but produces great results as far as prudent use of time is concerned.
Category B
These are activities that can be delayed or postponed. These are also important activities that have serious impacts on your productivity but are not time sensitive and or have enough time accommodation before any deadline.
Category C
These are activities that can be delegated or outsourced. i.e. activities that you can let someone else or something else ( machines or gadgets) do for you.
Category D
These are activities that should be avoided or ignored because they do not add any value to you or they hinder your progress and waste your time.
After this categorization your daily routine becomes easier to manage. High priority activities or category A and B actions must be tackled and completed before less important activities. A diligent and discipline commitment to this pattern will ensure effective and efficient use of time and improved productivity.
The next thing to do is to identify your Prime time. This is the window of time that best suits you and in which you are most active, sharp and absorbent. Mine is between 5am and 8am and then 4pm and 8pm. These are the times my brain is sharpest and most productive. It might be different for you and even your study partner. This is why it is very dangerous to choose any person or group at all as your study partner or group simply because they are your friends. Assess yourself and identify people who share your primetime before you select study partners. It might be that decision that determines whether you will pass well or not.
The final point is to take advantage of Friday afternoons and evenings. Most people waste their Friday afternoons and evenings because they add it up to their weekends and end up doing nothing and putting pressure on their Sunday evenings. Take advantage of your Friday evenings to finish all your assignments and projects. This will make you enjoy your Saturdays and ease pressure on your Sunday evenings.
In conclusion, time will move on whether you manage yourself to take advantage of it or not. If you want to become successful, you must respect time.