8個高效時間管理法
Many students learn that managing their time is one of the most challenging -- and difficult -- aspects of being in school. With so much to do and keep track of, strong time management skills can make all the difference.
許多學生意識到了管理時間是在學校最具挑戰和難度的一個方面。要完成和記憶的內容那麼多，優秀的時間管理技巧就顯得尤爲重要。
1. Get -- and use -- a calendar. It can be a paper calendar. It can be your cell phone. It can be a PDA. No matter what kind it is, though, make sure you have one.
1.準備並使用日曆。你可以使用紙質日曆，也可以是手機或掌上電腦上的日曆。不管是什麼形式的日曆，你得保證有一個就行了。
2. Write down everything. Write down everything in one place. (Having multiple calendars just gives you more to do amidst an already tight schedule.) Schedule when you plan to sleep, when you are going to do your laundry, when you're going to call your parents. The crazier your schedule gets, the more important this becomes.
2.將所有的內容都寫下來。將所有的內容都寫在一個地方。（過多的日曆只會使你擁擠的日程更加緊張）記下你計劃睡覺的時間、去洗衣房的時間、給父母打電話的時間。你的日程越是詳細，就越能凸顯重要性。
3. Schedule time to relax. Don't forget to schedule in time to relax and breathe. Just because your calendar goes from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. doesn't mean you can.
規劃好休息時間。別忘了規劃好休息和深呼吸的時間。因爲你的日程是從早上九點半到晚上十點,你不可能一直支撐下來。
4. Keep trying new systems. If your cell phone calendar isn't big enough, buy a paper one. If your paper one keeps getting torn, try a PDA. If you have too many things written down each day, try color-coding to help simplify. Very few college students make it through their programs without some kind of calendaring system; keep trying until you find one that works for you.
堅持嘗試新的系統。如果你的手機人力不夠大，就買一個紙質的吧。如果紙質的容易損壞，就試試掌上電腦上的日曆。如果你每天有太多的東西要記錄下來，試着用不同的色彩來進行分類，使其簡化。只有極少數的學生纔會使用日曆系統來完成項目；堅持嘗試，指導你找到適合自己的系統。
5. Allow for flexibility. Things inevitably come up that you weren't expecting. You may not have known that your roommate's birthday is this week, and you certainly don't want to miss the celebrations!
考慮到靈活性。你意想不到的事難免會發生。你可能不知道這周是你的室友的生日，但你肯定不想錯過生日慶祝會！
Leave room in your calendar so that you can move things around a little when needed.
在你的日曆上留些空白，以便於需要的時候將內容進行轉移。
6. Plan ahead. Do you have a large research paper due the last week of the semester? Work backward in your calendar and figure out how much time you need to write it, how much time you'll need to research it, and how much time you'll need to pick your topic.
提前做好計劃。你有本學期上週的研究報告嗎？在你的日曆上回顧一下，找出你寫研究報告所花的時間，調查所需的時間以及選擇主題所花的時間。
If you think you'll need six weeks for the entire project, work backward from the due date and schedule the time into your calendar before it's too late.
如果你覺得完成整個項目需要六週，就應該趁還來得及回顧一下截止日期，並安排好時間。
7. Plan for the unexpected. Sure, you just might be able to pull off two papers and a presentation during midterms week. But what happens if you catch the flu the night you're supposed to be pulling the all-nighter? Expect the unexpected so you don't have to spend more unplanned time trying to fix your mistakes.
未雨綢繆。當然，你可以在期中考試周完成兩份作業和一份陳述。但如果你剛好在本應該熬夜苦戰的那晚感冒了呢？如果你未雨綢繆，就不用話更多計劃外的時間來晚會損失了。
8. Schedule rewards in. Your midterms week is a nightmare, but it will all be over Friday by 2:30. Schedule a fun afternoon and a nice dinner out with some friends; your brain will need it, and you can relax knowing that you're not supposed to be doing anything else.
把獎勵也歸入日程。你的期中考試周需要你熬夜苦戰，但到了星期五下午兩點半一切都結束了。安排一個和朋友度過的有趣的下午和豐盛的晚餐；你的大腦需要休息，你也可以休息一下， 不用顧及其他事。
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