Time management is more than just managing time. It’s about controlling the use of the most valuable – and undervalued – resource. It is managing oneself in relation to time. It is setting priorities and taking charge of the situation and time utilization. It means changing those habits or activities that cause wastage of time. It’s being willing to adopt habits and methods to make maximum use of time.
Time management skills allow students to organize their work and personal life efficiently. For example, students who manage their time well will finish their tasks ahead of deadlines, without last-minute scrambling or sacrificing work quality.
However, in the university, many students are affected by poor time management. This can be attributed to the following causes:
Lack of preparation
This is caused when students rush in to complete tasks and assignments and consider planning as a waste of their time. They don’t want to waste their time doing a task that prevents them from completing their task faster.
Unclear goals
Poor time management is also caused when students do not have a specific goal to achieve. They do not have a clear end to their process hence they tend to do their tasks and assignments unorganized.
Lack of assertiveness
This occurs when students allow themselves to accept new tasks without considering any resources that you have to complete them. This causes tasks to pile up and hence they lose their focus and priority.
Overconfidence
This is seen as the false sense of security and the belief that everything, the deadline will be met. Many students have this false sense and it leads to procrastination and lack of priority.
Unfinished tasks\work
When students do not finish their work, they are only creating more work for themselves. Unfinished work takes even more time to pick up when you return to them. They create unnecessary