Personal Reflection: Time Management

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Although I believe I am an arduous, head forward student, by tracking my time throughout the course of five consecutive days I have proven to myself how many precious moments I waste. In other words, I spend the majority of my time watching Netflix or procrastinating around my work. Through out the course of my past year, Sophomore year, I cut off Netflix in order to focus on my studies. Since I am easily sucked into television shows I decided to wait until summer till I got back to my Korean dramas. Soon after school ended the plan backfired on me, where I ended up binge watching for multiple hours throughout the course of the day. This was how I spent the short-one-week summer break I had received before the mini-semester at Lone Star started. Once I began the Weekly schedule assignment for EDUC 1300 I realized how much time I had been wasting everyday. I was shocked at how many hours I spent hypnotized by a screen where I could have been spending time with my family, cooking, gardening, or even practice driving. Overall, this …show more content…
To put it in perspective, by mapping out what needs to be done on a day to day bases, I believe that I should create a time table or to-do list. By engaging in this action daily I am taking a small step into managing my time throughout my entire life span. Thus, by creating a to-do list now and engaging in it daily, I will be able to manage my time maturely.
Overall, this Time Management assignment shed light on my improper time management skills. Instead of wasting unnecessary hours on Netflix, I could be spending memorable activities with my family. One way that I believe I can mange my time would include mapping out the tasks needed to be done before the day starts. Last, if I start now with the time table, I believe that I can incorporate time management skills through out my entire

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