Time Management Schedule for College Students: A Detailed Plan

This assignment presents a detailed time management schedule designed for a student, outlining daily and weekly activities to promote academic success and personal well-being. The schedule allocates specific time slots for study, exercise, meals, and social activities, aiming to balance various aspects of a student's life. The document emphasizes the importance of minimizing distractions, both physical and mental, and suggests creating a conducive study environment, such as a college library or a dedicated study room. It also highlights the significance of setting SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-based) to enhance focus and productivity. The assignment includes references to relevant research articles supporting the strategies for effective time management, mental and physical fitness and goal setting.

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Schedule for time management
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
7am Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Running Running
8am Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
10am Study
hours
Study
hours
Study hours Study
hours
Study
hours
Social
media &
family
time
Taking
dog for the
walk &
reading
good
material
1pm Lunch
break
Lunch
break
Lunch
break
Lunch
break
Lunch
break
Meeting
friends
Lunch
2pm Study time Study
hours
Study hours Study
hours
Study
hours
Hanging
out with
friends
Watching
TV
5pm Games Games Games Games Games Study
hours
Swimming
8pm Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
9pm Study time Study
hours
Study hours Study
hours
Study
hours
Watching
TV &
spending
time with
Study
hours

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family
11pm Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time
The schedule provided above will help in the time management by giving limited time to the
activities other than studies and at the same time allotting maximum time of the schedule
towards the studies as it is required which will help in the achievement of the goals of the
student and will help him time management. There are various distractions other than the
materialistic ones and those are basically considered as the mental distractions namely, stress,
low concentration, low confidence, Self-esteem these pointers actually tend to distract mind
leading to waste of time thinking about the same which actually is a bit
dangerous(Fleischmann, Harrer, Zarsk, Baumeister, Lehr, & Ebert,2018). To avoid these
types of distractions one should give time to physical and mental fitness as mentioned in the
schedule, because these help in enhancing the focus of the mind giving time significant
activities which ultimately is the goal and everything else will follow (Ritter, Small,
Mortimer, 2018). Running exercise meditation help to maintain the mental and physical
fitness which is primary concern of every individual.
Environment
The place to study selected is the library of the college in the morning hours and the time for
studying at night given will be utilised studying at home in the study room provided in the
house and rest the schedule will be followed as mentioned above (Oreopoulos, Patterson,
Petronijevic & Pope,2018). The environment selected or chosen is on the basis of the
atmosphere requirement needed to focus only on the study. While leaving for the college
library the modes of distraction are to left at the house to assure the minimal distraction while

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studying and enhance the concentration level and dedication required for studying in order to
get the desired results and also to increase the ability to focus.
Setting up of SMART goals
The student must set the smart goals because it will eventually him in the development of
mind and will allow him to focus more on the significant areas. If goals are not settled
properly there is no need of this in that case because the unrealistic goals never lead to
success one needs to very realistic while setting up the goals(Shimura, Hideo, Takaesu,
Nomura, komada, & Inoue, 2018). SMART goals here refer to the sensible, measureable,
achievable, realistic, and time based targeted to be accomplished.

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References
Ritter, B. A., Small, E. E., Mortimer, J. W., & Doll, J. L. (2018). Designing management
curriculum for workplace readiness: Developing students’ soft skills. Journal of Management
Education, 42(1), 80-103.
Oreopoulos, P., Patterson, R. W., Petronijevic, U., & Pope, N. G. (2018). Lack of study time
is the problem, but what is the solution? unsuccessful attempts to help traditional and online
college students (No. w25036). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Fleischmann, R. J., Harrer, M., Zarski, A. C., Baumeister, H., Lehr, D., & Ebert, D. D.
(2018). Patients' experiences in a guided internet-and app-based stress intervention for
college students: a qualitative study. Internet interventions, 12, 130-140.
Shimura, A., Hideo, S., Takaesu, Y., Nomura, R., Komada, Y., & Inoue, T. (2018).
Comprehensive assessment of the impact of life habits on sleep disturbance, chronotype, and
daytime sleepiness among high-school students. Sleep medicine, 44, 12-18.