Time, Task & Environment Management | Haokun Li

As the Jidelim Law says, when you list things out on paper, you're halfway done. The second is to recognize the difficulties of change and ... OhioStatenavbar Skiptomaincontent TheOhioStateUniversity Help BuckeyeLink Map FindPeople Webmail SearchOhioState Ihavealotofideasinmyhead,butIdon’tknowhowtoexecutethem;Iamverybusy,buttherearealotofthingscometome,makemeveryanxious;Ihavealotofthingstodo,butIdon’tknowhowtoplan;Ihaveaseriesofplans,butIneverknowwhichonetodofirst;WhenIdosomething,Iamalwaysinterrupted,whetheritisfrommyownheartorsomeoneelse’s;WhatI’vedone,Ican’tdrawanygoodlessons… Theseproblemssurroundusalmosteveryday,tryingtotrapusandholdusbackfrommakingprogress.Butwhatcausesthoseproblems? Oneoftheprimaryreasonswhymostofusfailtomanageourtimeproperlyisthatwegetsocaughtupinadizzyingarrayofmethodologies.Onebigdownsideisthatwemistakereadingabooktoimproveourself-controlordownloadingthelatesttimemanagementAPPforimprovingourtimemanagementskills.Infact,alltheaboveisjustasetoftheoriesandatool,readingordownloadingisapsychologicalplacebo,withoutthesupportoftheaction,everythingisuseless.Anotherdisadvantageisthatitmakesusthinkthattimemanagementincollegeiseasy.No,managingtimeisultimatelyagainsthumaninstinct.Fromthedayswhenhumanshidfromwildanimalsinthejungletohuntforfood,it’swrittenintoourgenestoavoidharmandgainasmuchfataspossible,toavoidpainandresponsibility.Thosemethodologieswillbeseenasshortcuts,andwewillmistakenlybelievethatitiseasytochangeourselves.Wewillalsoloseconfidencewhenweencounterfailuresandmistakenlybelievethatthereissomethingwrongwiththemethodsothatwewillbetrappedintheendlesscycleofsearchingforthemethodbutunabletopracticeitintheend. Thefirstwaytoovercomethesetime-managementproblemsistoshiftyourfocusfrommethodologytoaction.Overcomeanxietybystickingtoonesmallthing,startingwithyourownhand,andplanningyourownschedule.Categorizeyourtasks,whatyoucandorightaway,whatyoucan’tdorightaway,writethemdownandstartfromthefrontofyoureyes.AstheJidelimLawsays,whenyoulistthingsoutonpaper,you’rehalfwaydone. Thesecondistorecognizethedifficultiesofchangeandtheirownshortcomings,tolerancetotreatyourself.Whenthetimeyoucan’tperform,don’tthinkit’sbecauseyou’reincompetent.Instead,tellyourselfthatit’snotthatsimple.Don’tgiveup.Wecanmanageourtimemoreefficientlyaslongaswefindoutwhatworksforus. Third,tobegoodatcreatingorfindingasuitablelearningenvironment,agoodlearningenvironmentcangreatlyimprovethedegreeofconcentrationinlearning. Postnavigation ←GoalSetting&MotivationRegulation OnlineReading(learningartifacts)→ LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*CommentName* Email* Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. SocialMediaLinks Searchfor: RecentPosts OnlineCollaboration(learningartifacts) ResourceEvaluation(learningartifacts) OnlineReading(learningartifacts) Time,Task&EnvironmentManagement GoalSetting&MotivationRegulation RecentCommentsU.OSU.EDUonHelloworld!Archives November2019 Categories Uncategorized Meta Login EntriesRSS CommentsRSS u.osu.edu Login