Troubled Teens: Time management
The best thing to do is make a timetable and dedicate time slots to specific tasks
Dear Miss Panacea,
I am unable to manage my time. I have so much to do — school, tuition, socialising and web surfing — and I really don’t know how to manage my schedule. I end up spending more time on the internet or with friends and my studies are completely suffering as a result. Help me!
Distracted Hassan
Dear Distracted Hassan,
It’s very common for young people to have trouble managing their stressful schedules. The best thing for you to do is make a timetable and dedicate time slots to specific tasks. So for example, from 2 pm — 4 pm, you will only study Biology and from 4 pm — 5 pm you will chat with your friend on the phone. Make sure that mentally demanding tasks, like studying, are given priority timing in your time table because socialising and web surfing can be done later in the day when your energy levels are low. You need a lot of discipline to adhere to your time table but once you are able to achieve that, you will see that you are able to accomplish a lot during the day.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 15th, 2011.
I am unable to manage my time. I have so much to do — school, tuition, socialising and web surfing — and I really don’t know how to manage my schedule. I end up spending more time on the internet or with friends and my studies are completely suffering as a result. Help me!
Distracted Hassan
Dear Distracted Hassan,
It’s very common for young people to have trouble managing their stressful schedules. The best thing for you to do is make a timetable and dedicate time slots to specific tasks. So for example, from 2 pm — 4 pm, you will only study Biology and from 4 pm — 5 pm you will chat with your friend on the phone. Make sure that mentally demanding tasks, like studying, are given priority timing in your time table because socialising and web surfing can be done later in the day when your energy levels are low. You need a lot of discipline to adhere to your time table but once you are able to achieve that, you will see that you are able to accomplish a lot during the day.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 15th, 2011.