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What Is Time Management, & Why Is It Important?

Time management is the combination of strategies you use to balance your academic responsibilities, extracurricular activities, and personal life. Effective time management will reduce your stress, increase your productivity, and improve your academic performance by ensuring that you meet your deadlines, stay organized, and allocate sufficient time for studying, assignments, and rest.

Online Resources

Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management strategy "created by Francesco Cirillo for a more productive way to work and study. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks."
Trello For Students
Trello is an AI powered tool for task & time management. It is geared towards teams of students working on group assignments, but can be used by individual students as well.

Books & Ebooks In Our Collection

Productivity by Gill Hasson
ISBN: 9780857088055
Publication Date: 2019-04-22
Productivity Is Personal! When it comes to your own productivity, the smartest thing you can do is to learn what works best for you. Personal development author Gill Hasson helps you to discover how to manage your time and get things done with less stress and more efficiency. Being productive involves finding your own rhythm and getting things done in a way that works best for you; according to your circumstances, your skills and abilities and the time, energy and resources you have. Productivity helps you to identify what might currently be getting in the way of you being more productive. It has plenty of ideas and suggestions, tips and techniques to help you get organised and be more productive. Develop a personal productivity mindset Identify your optimum times of day Plan your time purposefully Manage difficulties and setbacks Rather than work harder, work smarter. This book shows you how!
Time Management : Get Organised for Peak Performance, Student Study Guide by Velsoft Training Materials
Call Number: HD57.7 .M38 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Teaching you how to make the most of your time, this book will help you get a grip on your workflow and office space, use your planner effectively, and delegate some of your work to other people.