Time Management

Week One

Activities

In the PPD session we noted down activities how we think we spend our time, then put these into categories which we gave an estimated percentage for, based on how much time we think we spend on these activities.

College Activities

Travel, tutorials, library, mac suites, workshops, visual language, cts, crits, studio time, blogging, lunch, breaks, procrastination, ppd, lectures, research, planning, library shop

Domestic Activities

Washing up, tidying kitchen/bathroom, preparing food, cooking, eating, putting stuff away, tidying bedroom, washing clothes, sleeping, showering, getting dressed, weekly shop, hoovering

Social Activities 

Facebook, nights out, phone calls, shopping, days out, texting, conversation

Other

Part time work, watching TV, reading, travel, going home, going on computer, drawing, general wasting time

General Activities

1. College work 25%

2. Travel 5%

3. Tidying/cleaning 5%

4. Shopping 5%

5. Eating 5%

6. Speaking to friends 15%

7. Going out 5%

8. Relaxing 5%

9. Sleeping 30%

College Activities

1. Blogging 20%

2. Visual language 10%

3. CTS 10%

4. Travel 5%

5. Breaks/lunch 10%

6. Mac suites/library 10%

7. Studio time 15%

8. Tutorials/workshops 10%

9. Briefs/lectures 10%

This week we all have recorded what we have been doing and how long we have spent on each activity to help us to see how we really manage our time.

Week Two

Ways of time wasting

- Oversleeping - Naps - Staying up late - Lack of motivation - TV/Games - Facebook/Socialising - Sitting around - Not getting work done on a Wednesday as not in college - Procrastination

How to stop wasting time...

- Combine tasks together e.g. cook with friends - Write what you need to do in a list, either colour code, order or give a letter to determine which task needs to be done first - Set watch faster than the actual time - Do a little bit everyday rather than leaving everything until the last minute - Plan ahead for the week - Leave time to plan every day - Try to stop doing things that make you feel guilty for wasting time

Why manage your time?

- Sense of accomplishment - Professional - Prepares you for a working environment - Makes you more employable - Time is money - Feel less stressed - No guilt - Be on top of your jobs 

Long term goals

What do you want to achieve by the end of the course? I would like to achieve a 2:1, have great knowledge of Graphic Design, have done various work experience placements and made contacts in the industry.

What is your ideal job? I am not yet sure as I am still learning about Graphic Design and am not sure how I would like to specialise.

What kind of practice/business do you aspire to be a part of or do you want to run your own? This depends on the circumstances, but I think I would like to go freelance and be my own boss.

Do you want to work in this country or abroad? In this country.

What special interests are important to you? My hobbies are important to me although I do not get a lot of time to do these because of the time spent on the course. Ideally I would like to have more time to pursue my hobbies, such as rock climbing and hiking, however now because of the course I don't have a lot of spare time so when I do get time to relax I usually do something which seems like time wasting such as watching TV.