Task Management

Spring 2011 semester is almost coming to an end. We have less than 3 weeks left. The end of the semester is when college students are busy preparing for finals and doing major assignments. I decided to use the strategies Post-It Reminders andDivide by Four to help me manage all the work I have for the next few weeks.

Post-It Strategies is a strategy that helps me keep myselforganized. I color coded what I wrote on the post-its. I have 4 exams coming up very soon. Two exams are exams similar to previous exams I have taken for my courses and the other two exams are finals. For the final exams post-its, I used the color orange to write down the dates for the exams. For the other two exams, I used blank ink. As a student who can't remember things without writing them down, I can look at these post-its to remind me of these importantdates. In addition to exam dates, I made post-it reminders for my Major/Career Exploration project and last IC meeting to keep remind myself. Posting these reminders in front of my desk, I can look at it and be constantly reminded of the upcoming exams, assignments and meeting.

Divide by Four was another assignment I used. I used this strategy for CLS 105. On April 25th, the Major/Career Exploration Project is due. I have been working on this assignment for the last 2 weeks. I divided this project into four. The four steps of this strategy is prepare, start, continue and finish. First I wrote a proposal, then started working on the six strategies. Then I continued to collect documentation and finally I wrote my reflection. As a procrastinator, I do my work last minute. But by dividing my work by four, I was able to avoid cramming and working on my work the last minute. This strategy helped me get my work done a little bit at a time.

Because I am constantly reminded about my exams and finals, I will be able to get a head start for studying. Procrastination can be avoided a bit as well when using these reminders and the strategy, Divide by Four. I hope to do well academically for the remaining of the semester.

Fritter Finder and D's Due and Do Organizer

I always had had lack of study skills and lack of control, which makes me procrastinate my work. For this week, 2/7-2/13, I used the fritter finder and the d's due and do organizer in MAT 194, for I had an exam in 2/10, and that class gives assignments everyday so I had to find the two strategies that could fit into the both, an exam and homework.


For Fritter Finder, the reason why I chose this is that it shows visually represented so I could see easily when I had to study for and which a particular study and assignment I had to do or review. I found it was very helpful in identifying my free time in each color to spend properly for studying exam and doing homework. Because of using this strategy, I didn't have to waste my time, and I could be prepared to my MAT 194 exam very effectively.

For D's Due and Do Organizer, when I first learned this strategy, I wanted to apply to my schedule so I chose this strategy immediately, for I liked the idea to write down all the assignments due dates and when I was going to finish the work. The effectiveness of this strategy was easy and convenient to use, beneficial, and to adapt to other courses. Because I already wrote all the assignment and tests or quizzes for this month, I can keep using it. Since, I could see my calendar any time and did my MAT 194 study for on time, I had enough time to finish up the chapters for the exam and to do homework.

Both of strategies made me get an A+ on my MAT 194 exam, and I want to keep using them and to suggest my friends using them. I also feel very organized than last semester, and I don't have to waste my time anymore!