Managing time for college students is such a tough thing to do. College 
life is full of challenges and burdens that should be dealt with 
properly and systematically. There are many things college students must
 accomplish for them to reach their dreams. 
Every college 
student should balance all the aspects of his or her life. It is 
important to give attention to these aspects of living for if not, the 
equilibrium of living will change. 
Every college student should 
balance his or her academic and social life.  Proper time management is 
necessary in order to perform all the responsibilities and tasks that 
are in their shoulders. 
Practicing proper time management is difficult and it entails a lot of adjustments and preparations. It is along process. 
However,
 with advices and tips on how to make it effective, surely, it would be 
easy to realize. The following are some advices and tips on how to make 
time management effective and proper.
•  One of the most 
important aspects of time management is goal setting. Goal setting is 
one of the keys to success. In here, you should determine the things 
that you really want to accomplish. 
These are the things that 
you want to accomplish for short period and long period of time like 
things you want to be done in a day, a week, a month or months, semester
 or even for years. 
In setting goal, it should be remembered 
that set only those that are realistic and achievable. Do not set goals 
that are impossible to realize. This will only make you frustrated. 
•
  Organization is equal to the importance of setting goal in making time
 management effective. When you are organized, it ensures and helps you 
achieve the goals you have set in a timely manner.  
Through 
proper organization of tasks, you are informed constantly about the 
things, which need to be accomplished, and when they should be done.  
One way of organization is by making calendar. Make calendars that maybe
 of daily, weekly or monthly basis. 
This calendar should include
 classes, study time, club meetings, social events, and many other 
things and activities that should be accomplished and should be done to 
make the calendar more effective, you should include assignment due 
dates so missing a deadline will be impossible.  
You should 
always follow the calendar you have with you. This will help you develop
 a routine in regular basis and you are learning how to manage time 
properly. 
•  Prioritization is also an important thing in time 
management. It is important to prioritize the tasks and the things that 
you need to accomplish. 
Prioritization entails figuring it out 
if what among the tasks are the most important and the least important 
and what tasks should be done first and what should be done later. It 
necessary to stay focused on the tasks and things that are most 
important.  
It is also important to accomplish one fist before 
moving to the next ones. Doing things and tasks together at one point in
 time might be more of a burden for you. This kind of tasking will 
frustrate and make you feel tired and lazy.
•  Avoid 
procrastination. The main downfall in trying to achieve effective time 
management is procrastination. Procrastination is putting off the things
 that you should be doing or accomplishing now. 
The reasons for 
procrastination is the lack of clear goals, underestimating the 
difficulty of the tasks, underestimating the time required to complete 
the tasks, unclear standards for the task outcomes, feeling as the tasks
 are imposed on you from outside, and having indefinite tasks. 
This
 should be avoided in order for you to mange time properly. You can 
avoid procrastination by setting predetermined goals and by prioritizing
 them. 
•  Utilization of spare minutes is a big thing in 
effective time management. Spare minutes should be utilized in things 
that are worthy and useful. 
Do not waste even single minute. For
 example if you are waiting for your professor for not arriving at time,
 instead of waiting and doing nothing, consider reading assignments from
 other classes and begin thinking about the topic for other subjects. 
When
 you accomplish small tasks with your spare time, you will notice that 
you have extra time to complete the large tasks when you actually start 
on them. 
Following advices and tips on how to make time management effective and proper is quite tough, but dedication is 
present, nothing is impossible. 
 
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