Time Management
Worksheet
Why is time management important?
• Reduces stress & anxiety. • Reduces completing tasks at a mediocre level.
• Reduces the fear of failure. • Preparation makes the day run more
• Preparation improves your confidence. smoothly.
How do you spend your time?
There are only 24 hours in a day. It is helpful to learn and track how you utilize every hour in each day.
On average where do you spend your time each day? Take time to fill in the circle with everything you
do in a day. Example: You spend time sleeping, so will need to include the total number of hours spent
sleeping in your circle. Don’t forget all of the various responsibilities and activities you do each day:
classes, studying, sleep, fitness, work, family, personal care, eating, transportation, relaxation/hobbies,
etc.
USE THE NUMBERS BELOW TO ASSIGN WHAT YOU DO EACH HOUR (creative people like to use a color code)
Use your completed 24 hour circle to calculate how much time you spend on each activity listed in the
Activities Breakdown below each week. The blank lines are for any additional situations that take up
your time. After you have totaled up all the items you can think of, figure out how much free time you
have.
ACTIVITIES BREAKDOWN - Hours per Week
1. Class Time 15
2. Study Time, reviewing, projects, paper 30
3. Commuting 2
4. Dressing and eating 15
5. Hours of employment 0
6. Responsibilities at home 3
7. Athletics requirements 40
7. Telephone and computer 15
8. Television 7
9. Dating, outings, sports, movies, “going out”, etc (entertainment). 2
10. Sleeping 42
11.
12.
13. Wasted hours 14
Total: 143
Total number of hours per week = 168 Subtract your Total 143 Total free hours per week 25
Now that you know how you are currently spending your time, it is good to reflect on your life’s
priorities and goals. What is most important to you? What are your life priorities?
List your top 10 life priorities in order from most to least important:
1.School 6. Meals
2.Family 7. Entertainment
3.Soccer 8. Video Games
4.Esports 9. Friends
5.Sleep. 10. Working
How do your Priorities match up to how you spend your time each week?
I believe they match up very well. Being an accounting major along with doing esports and soccer at the same time my time
can be tough but i believe i have built up good time managment skills to have a balance schedule where I’m not always stressed.
What do you need to adjust in your weekly schedule to better match your life priorities?
The main item i would need to change would be entertainment but i dont see how i could fit that into my schedule without getting rid of personal
time. If I wanted more entertainment i would implement it but i think I have come to terms with the schedule i have.
Are you a procrastinator?
Read each statement below and choose the word that best describes your behavior. Write the
corresponding number you choose on your paper.
Never – 1 Occasionally – 2 Often – 3 Always – 4
1. I feel I have to “cram” before an exam.
• 2
2. My homework is turned in on time.
• 4
3. I think I get enough sleep.
• 2
4. I pull all-nighters before mid-terms and finals.
• 1
5. I plan activities with friends or family for a couple of nights a week and spend the amount of time with
them that I planned.
• 3
6. When I’m working on a paper, I put off writing until a few days before it’s due.
• 3
7. I cancel social activities because I feel I don’t have enough time.
• 1
8. I get my papers in on time.
• 4
9. I find myself making a lot of excuses to my instructors about why my work isn’t done.
• 1
10. I feel comfortable about how I use time now.
• 4
11. I feel that something is hanging over my head, that I’ll never have enough time to do the work
assigned.
• 3
12. I feel tired.
• 4
Score A – Add up the numbers for questions 1,4,6,7,9,11, and 12. 15
Score B – Add up the numbers for questions 2,3,5,8, and 10. 15
If Score A is greater than Score B, you are probably a procrastinator. If Score A is less than Score B, you
manage your time well. If the scores are equal, you may procrastinate at times, but procrastination is not
a habit.
Planning your time.
● Make a list of things to do today and keep it reasonable.
● Make use of an appointment book to keep track of your schedule.
● A perfect tool for the student is a monthly calendar book that allows you to record all required work
for the semester, day by day. At a glance you can see what is due and what is coming up. It helps to
work backwards when planning your session.
● Use color highlighter to emphasize important assignments.
● Make sure you give yourself free time for fun and relaxation.
● Make time to reward yourself for completing goals.
● Remember to look at your calendar every day.
● Know when to ask for help
