Organizational strategies
Overall when organizing, whether for studying or preparing for employment,
the following four strategies can be used and transferred/adapted into any
type of setting.
- Create a ¼ schedule (i.e. per semester, for a three month period)
- Assess and plan the work load each week
- Make a list of what has to be accomplished during the
coming week
- Include co-curricular activities - work hours, errands,
exercise, meals, and time with friends - on the list of things
to do for the week
- Estimate how long each task will take
- Identify the day on which each task will be accomplished,
keeping in mind the amount of time the task will take and
other things that must also be done on that day
- Adjust the plan each day
- Write out a daily schedule at the beginning of each day.
Include uncompleted tasks from the previous day as well
as new tasks
- As the daily schedule is written, priorities should be
assessed
- Evaluate your schedule
- Evaluate it in the morning and in the evening11
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