Discover

This week, we will explore ways to manage time effectively. One of those strategies is prioritizing. Just as important as prioritizing your tasks is making your goals a priority. If we don’t do something every week, or even each day, to get closer to our goals, we have not made them a priority. Simply having goals isn’t enough. We have to work to achieve them, and that means spending time on them, reaching the short-term goals to get to the long-term goals.

Reflect

Consider your own goals and the time commitment you will need to achieve them.

Act

Before you draft your response to this discussion, be sure to read through all of this week’s materials.

Respond to all of the following:

You have been managing your time for years, so you probably already have some ideas about what works for you. a). What are some effective time management strategies you have used at home, at school, or in the workplace? b). Why were they successful?

Procrastination can be detrimental to reaching our goals, and it can cause stress. There are many reasons someone might procrastinate. c). What are some potential reasons for procrastination and, d). what are some ways to overcome or avoid it?

As you consider your academic goals and your personal goals, it is important to think about whether those goals meet the SMART criteria. Focus on one specific academic or personal goal and your plan to achieve it. e). Which of the SMART components might need to be revisited for that goal and why?

As you finish this discussion, before you post it, look carefully at it. Have you cited and provided your references? Be honest, did you read the information to support your learning? (Remember, your instructor has access to know what pages you read, when you read them, and how long you took to read each page. If you have not read the text, your discussion grade will be lowered accordingly.) What did you do to make sure you are avoiding plagiarism? Share any questions you have about citing. Remember, if you do not cite and reference, you automatically lose 10 points on this discussion.

Your citation should be: University of Phoenix (2021). This should be placed at the end of each sentence where you have used information from the text.

The full reference for your text should be listed at the end of your posting. It is: University of Phoenix. (2021). PSY/110: Psychology of learning. Zyante Inc.