the conclude of 2010 I started off feverishly typing to-do lists and New Year’s resolutions in OneNote. All of that planning got me thinking. How does everyone else do it? I mean, do I have OCD or is this a normal thing? started researching. And that’s how I found the Dartmouth Academic Skills Center Guide to Managing Your Time for college students. In it, they have a planning quiz that was written for USA WEEKEND by time management expert Hyrum Smith,
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discount windows 7 starter, labs, drill, meetings, etc. Decide on specific times to work on each course. Make a to-do list for each day the night before or during breakfast. #5. It looks like I’m doing something right after all. And if you need help with #2, check out Be better prepared: Create a winter quarter exam calendar. don’t know about you, but I’m constantly writing to-do lists to help me stay organized. I used to scratch out hundreds of lists on sticky notes and then shove them into my pockets. I quit that habit a few years ago when I began using OneNote. It’s my weapon of choice when dueling with the mighty time management dragon. Not only because it’s easy to create to-do lists in OneNote,
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like finishing a nagging to do item. When I’m done with a task I eagerly click the check box to mark it done. I have to admit,
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