Research Guides: FIRST YEAR SEMINAR RESOURCES: Time Management

Books & Websites

Principles of Effective Time Management for Balance, Well-being, and Success (Princeton University)

“The time management principles listed are derived from research on time management, motivation theory and much experience working with university students. Think of time management techniques as tools to help you do what you value the most. Make these tools into an expression of your values—what’s most important to you—not just a schedule to get more stuff done. Try to keep these principles in mind as you schedule and calendar your time, and when making the moment-to‐moment decisions that are crucial to effective time management for balance and well-being.”

Time Management Tips (Purdue University Global)

“Time is a finite resource. Balancing responsibilities at your job, home, and school is not easy. No matter what, you’re always left with the same 24 hours in a day to check items off to-do lists, spend time with family and friends, and unwind. By planning ahead and using your time wisely, you’ll be able to accomplish more and enjoy added free time.”

The Most Productive Way to Schedule Your Day (Syracuse University)

“The ongoing global pandemic has led many companies to rely on remote work for the foreseeable future. The result has become a major workforce shift that—depending on the employer—allows for more flexibility in a person’s schedule, including what hours they work, when they take breaks and what else they can accomplish during the workday while at home.”

“While some employers may be resistant to remote work because of minimal supervision, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that 37% of jobs can be performed entirely from home.External link:open_in_new This data may actually be an opportunity for employees to more effectively structure a work-life balance that makes sense for their personal and professional lives.”

Assignment Calculator

“This tool offers a step-by-step guide for the research process depending on what needs to be produced (paper, speech, etc) and the amount of time you are given to complete your research assignment.”

Managing Your Time.

This is the Dartmouth University Academic Skills Center time management page.

Books on Time Management

Cockerell, Lee. Time Management Magic : How to Get More Done Every Day: Move from Surviving to Thriving. Morgan James Publishing, 2019.

“A Disney executive VP shares his indispensable time management secrets in this guide to accomplishing more every day. During Lee Cockerell's career as the senior operating executive of Walt Disney World Resorts, he led a team of forty thousand employees. He was responsible for the operations of twenty resort hotels, four theme parks, two water parks, and the ESPN Sports Complex. Having so many responsibilities taught Lee a lot about time management, and he began to share his expertise on the subject to help others make the best use of their time. The time management secrets Lee developed have become one of his most requested corporate training lectures and are now available to you in this tell-all book. However, this book is not just about managing your time. It is about life management as well. The executive time management secrets contained in this book will help you keep all parts of your life under control and jump-start your personal and professional growth. Lee's first piece of advice is "Don't underestimate what you can achieve."

D’Agostino, Giulio. Time Management for Unicorns : Time and Resource Management for System Administrators. Business Expert Press, 2021.

This book presents time and resource management lessons and tips from senior system administrator Giulio D'Agostino and aims to help increase time management skills and raise questions on how to possibly improve them. Time is one of the most precious commodities, especially if you are the system administrator of a ''unicorn company'' (a privately held startup company valued at over $1 billion). In the 2018 year alone, more than 50 startups around the world attained unicorn status with a valuation of $1 billion or more, according to data from venture capital trackers like PitchBook. The nature of time has always been a subject of interest for various disciplines, from neuroscience to economics; now more than ever, with the increasing level of technology in our lives, proper time management has become a fundamental aspect of any successful project. This book presents time and resource management lessons and tips from senior system administrator Giulio D'Agostino and aims to help increase time management skills and raise questions on how to possibly improve them. Learn from more than 20 years of experience in project management working for companies like Google, Apple, Salesforce.com, and Hewlett Packard.

Greathouse, Lisa E. Managing Time. Teacher Created Materials, 2018.

“People spend their days differently, but they also spend time doing similar things like sleeping, eating, and commuting. The amount of time people spend at different tasks also varies from person to person. This full-color nonfiction book analyzes the many things that students do throughout the day while introducing them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop their higher-order thinking skills. Check It Out! provides resources for additional reading and learning. With TIME For Kids content, this book aligns with national and state standards and will keep grade 3 students reading from cover to cover.”

Segura, Helene. The Inefficiency Assassin : Time Management Tactics for Working Smarter, Not Longer. New World Library, 2016.

“A motivational speaker and organizer addresses the time management pitfalls and challenges that prevent people from enjoying the personal lives they want.”

Books in Print

33 Simple Strategies for Faculty by Lisa M. Nunn
ISBN: 9780813599489
Publication Date: 2018-10-12
Winner of the 2020 Scholarly Contributions to Teaching and Learning Award from the American Sociological Association Many students struggle with the transition from high school to university life. This is especially true of first-generation college students, who are often unfamiliar with the norms and expectations of academia. College professors usually want to help, but many feel overwhelmed by the prospect of making extra time in their already hectic schedules to meet with these struggling students. 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty is a guidebook filled with practical solutions to this problem. It gives college faculty concrete exercises and tools they can use both inside and outside of the classroom to effectively bolster the academic success and wellbeing of their students. To devise these strategies, educational sociologist Lisa M. Nunn talked with a variety of first-year college students, learning what they find baffling and frustrating about their classes, as well as what they love about their professors' teaching. Combining student perspectives with the latest research on bridging the academic achievement gap, she shows how professors can make a difference by spending as little as fifteen minutes a week helping their students acculturate to college life. Whether you are a new faculty member or a tenured professor, you are sure to find 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty to be an invaluable resource.
Write More, Publish More, Stress Less! by Dannelle D. Stevens
ISBN: 9781620365168
Publication Date: 2018-11-20
2021 Textbook Excellence Award Winner (College: Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences) In this book Dr. Dannelle D. Stevens offers five key principles that will bolster your knowledge of academic writing, enable you to develop a manageable, sustainable, and even enjoyable writing practice, and, in the process, effectively increase your publication output and promote your academic career. A successful and productive book and journal article author, writing coach, creator of a nationally-recognized, cross-disciplinary faculty writing program, and with a long career as a faculty member and experience as a department chair, Dr. Stevens offers a unique combination of motivation, reflective practices, analytical tools, templates, and advice to set you on the path to being a productive and creative writer. Drawing on her experience as a writer and on her extensive research into the psychology of writing and the craft of scholarly writing, Dr. Stevens starts from the premise that most faculty have never been taught to write and that writers, both experienced and novice, frequently experience anxiety and self-doubt that erode confidence. She begins by guiding readers to understand themselves as writers and discover what has impeded or stimulated them in the past to establish positive new attitudes and sustainable habits. Dr. Stevens provides strategies for setting doable goals, organizing a more productive writing life, and demonstrates the benefits of writing groups, including offering a variety of ways in which you can experiment with collaborative practice. In addition, she offers a series of reflections, exercises, and activities to spark your writing fluency and creativity. Whether developing journal articles, book chapters, book proposals, book reviews, or conference proposals, this book will help you demystify the hidden structures and common patterns in academic writing and help you match your manuscript to the language, structures, and conventions of your discipline--be it in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities. Most importantly, believing that connecting your passions with your work is essential to stimulating your ideas and enthusiasm, this essential guide offers you the knowledge and skills to write more.
ISBN: 9780735210622
When: the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink
ISBN: 9780735210622
Publication Date: 2018-01-09
The instant New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller Instant Washington Post Bestseller "Brims with a surprising amount of insight and practical advice." --The Wall Street Journal Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending stream of "when" decisions: when to start a business, schedule a class, get serious about a person. Yet we make those decisions based on intuition and guesswork. Timing, it's often assumed, is an art. In When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Pink shows that timing is really a science. Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology, and economics, Pink reveals how best to live, work, and succeed. How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain breaks dramatically improve student test scores? How can we turn a stumbling beginning into a fresh start? Why should we avoid going to the hospital in the afternoon? Why is singing in time with other people as good for you as exercise? And what is the ideal time to quit a job, switch careers, or get married? In When, Pink distills cutting-edge research and data on timing and synthesizes them into a fascinating, readable narrative packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways that give readers compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.
The Indispensable Guide to Undergraduate Research by Anne H. Charity; Cheryl L. Dickter; Hannah A. Franz
ISBN: 9780807758502
Publication Date: 2017-03-30
Despite all of the information that exists to encourage students to attend and do well in college, this is the first research-based guide that directly advises first- and second-year college students. With a focus on the needs and interests of students who are underrepresented in the academy (African American, Latinx, low-income, and first-generation students), this book will help all students take full advantage of the academic resources that the university setting has to offer. The authors introduce students to different types of research across the disciplines, showing them how to work with professors to build a course of study, how to integrate research work into coursework, and how to write and present research. This timely volume will also assist faculty, staff, and parents in providing the needed tools to promote student success. Visit the book website at undergraduateresearchguide.com.

YouTube Videos

Time Management for College Students

Eastern Kentucky University's Student Success Center provides college students with some time management tips in this video.

Tips for Time Management for College Students - Tips for managing your time from UVA's College Life Skills Coach, Christy Rotman.

TIME MANAGEMENT For College Students - Time management for college students. Here I have 8 time management tips for students. I think it could help you conquer the world!

5 Time Management Tips for Students + College Planner Hacks - Get your life together with these 5 Time Management Tips for Students in College! These time management tips will help you organize your time with Google Calendar, Planners and more. Comment below what your favorite time management tips are for students!

Time Management Tips 101 for College Students - Is the length of your to-do list similar to CVS receipts? I feel you. Watch to see how I manage my time. We all get 24 hours... How can we maximize our day?

Books on Time Management

Time Management (the Brian Tracy Success Library) by Brian Tracy
ISBN: 0814433448
Publication Date: 2014-01-20
It's a simple equation: the better you use your time, the more you will accomplish and the greater you will succeed. Imagine what you could accomplish with two more productive hours every single day. In this indispensable, pocket-sized guide, business author and success expert Brian Tracy reveals 21 proven time management techniques you can use immediately to gain two or more productive hours every day. Tracy also identifies and shares the strategies he's learned himself has identified as the most effective for readers having trouble fitting everything the day brings them inside a 24-hour window. In Time Management, you will learn how to: Handle endless interruptions, meetings, emails, and phone calls Identify your key result areas Allocate enough time for top priority responsibilities Batch similar tasks to preserve focus and make the most of each minute Overcome procrastination Determine what to delegate and what to eliminate Utilize Program Evaluation and Review Techniques to work backward from the future, and more! Filled with Tracy's trademark wisdom, Time Management is an invaluable, time-creating resource that will help you get more done in less time and with much less stress.