| Time
is the most valuable thing a man can spend. --Theophrastus
Do you agree?
Is there anything else more valuable that one can spend?
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What can be done at any
time is never done at all. -- English Proverb
Sometimes we tend to procrastinate. What kinds of things are easiest
to put off?
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Time
is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can
determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend
it for you. --Carl Sandburg
Do you own a coin called time? If not, who owns the coin that
should be yours? |
You control your life by
controlling your time. Hyrum Smith The Ten Natural Laws of Time
and Life Management
Can you think of a better way to control your life? |
The whole purpose of time management is to enable you
to have more time to spend with the people you love, doing the
things you enjoy. -- Brian Tracy
Why should we even discuss and study time management? is there a purpose
to it?
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Time
is the wisest counselor of all. --Pericles.
Who are your wisest counselors? how does time fit in the equation? |
| I must govern the clock, not
be governed by it. Golda Meir
Who is in charge? Do we manage the clock or does it manage us? |
Time Management is a misnomer. We cannot manage time. We can
only manage ourselves.
L. Walkup
Do you agree?
What else can you manage? |
| Don't say you don't have
enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that
were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo
da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. H. Jackson Brown
How many of you are short on time?
Is your case so different than everybody else?
What is unique about your life situation |
I recommend you to take care
of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves. -- Lord
Chesterfield
If we take care of the minutes, the years will take care of
themselves. --Ben Franklin
Do you agree that when we take care of the little details, the big
picture is also taken care of? |
| Time is lessened when we
preoccupy ourselves with something greater than our own existence. JoAnne
Bonomi
Sometimes life is difficult as we are waiting for an outcome (test result
) for example. When you are eagerly awaiting a future date, how do you
utilize your intervening time? |
You will never find time
for anything. If you want time you must make it. - Charles Buxton
Is this a bold claim, or is it true? |
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Men talk of killing time,
while time quietly kills them. -- Dion Boucicalt
Lost time
is never found again. --Benjamin Franklin
You may delay, but time will not. -- Benjamin
Franklin
Time wasted is existence;
time used is life. Edward Young
How are these quotes related? |
Perhaps the most
valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing
you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.
Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)
What are some of the greater lessons learned in higher education?
(I don't mean specific math or science or book facts)
Is the above one of them? |
| Management of time is the number-one
skill to master in college. How you use time can determine your success or
failure in college. Walter Pauk
Do you agree or is this preposterous? |
Time Management is
as much about doing less as it is about doing more.
Time Management is as
much about doing less (dropping worthless activities, saying NO to
people & distractions) as it is about doing more (meaningful activities).
Walkup - class notes
Does this make sense? |
| Planning is the creative process of
transforming a dream into a reality, and the ideal to the real. It
is creating and designing your life. Take time to plan; when
there’s a plan, there’s a chance. Walkup - class notes
How do dreams turn into a reality - by chance,
design, or taking the time to plan...? |
You DO have
enough time for the things you really want to do! Walkup - Class notes
I have plenty of time for
what matters. Walkup - class notes
Am I insane to claim this? |
| The dread of doing a task uses up more time
and energy than doing the task itself. Rita Emmett
Can you think of an instance when this was true for you? |
The time is always right to do what is right.
--Martin Luther King Jr.
Is this true or is it ever too late? |
| The secret of a person's success is discovered in his daily
agenda. - John C. Maxwell
If you could peek at one page in a person's daily agenda, would you be
able to foretell his future? |
Don't mistake activity for achievement.
Business does not equal productiveness. Anon
What counts is not the number of hours you put in, but how
much you put in the hours. Anon
How are these two quotes related? |
| There is no perfect time to write.
There's only now. Barbara Kingsolver
Writing instructors use this quote.
Do you agree? Do you sometimes get in
the mood after starting on a task?
does this quote apply to most life situations?
What happens if we always wait for the perfect moment? |
Time wasted is existence; time used is
life. Edward Young
Is this true? Is it possible to not waste time? Is it human to
not waste time? Whom do you know that doesn't waste too much time & that
accomplishes much? |
| Time is the stuff of which life is
made. Benjamin Franklin
How is this true? |
Procrastination is opportunity's
natural assassin. Victor Kiam
Do you agree?
Has procrastination ever held you back?
Is there a psychological price to be paid for knowing there is so much to
accomplish because one procrastinated?
What is your best strategy for overcoming procrastination? |
| Work expands to fill its time for
completion. Parkinson's Law
What do you think of Parkinson's Law?
Should it be thrown in the trash?
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The first step is the
hardest. --Madame De Vichy-Deffand
The beginning is half of every action. --Greek proverb
Is it true that a task started is in a sense half completed?
How do you motivate yourself to get started? |
| Begin somewhere; you cannot
build a reputation on what you intend to do. -- Liz Smith
Do you know people who always tell you great things they'll do when they
have the time? Do you believe them?
Which people do you believe the most?
Do actions speak louder than words? |
How we spend our days is how we spend
our lives. -- Annie Dilliard
A day will never be anymore than what
you make of it.
Practice being a 'doer'! -- Josh S. Hinds
How are these quotes related? |
| Nothing in business is so
valuable as time. --John H. Patterson
Do you agree with this quote? If not, what word would you
substitute? What is valuable in business? |
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal
hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James
Is procrastination mentally exhausting or not?
Can you live with procrastination? What are the effects of
procrastination?
Are any of these effects good? |
| We should not let our fears hold us
back from pursuing our hopes. John Kennedy He who
makes no mistakes makes nothing. L. Walkup
How are the above two statements related.
Can fear hold people back? How?
How can fear be overcome?
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Goals are dreams with a deadline.
Dottie Walters Is this true?
What are dreams?
What are goals? Should we listen to our dreams? What are the benefits
of writing goals & noting their progress? Which goals are worth pursuing? |
| The more I want to get something done, the
less I call it work. Richard Bach
Do we find time to do what we love?
Do we consider our vocation "work"?
Is it possible to enjoy "work"?
What are the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of life? |
It's not hard to make decisions when
you know what your values are. Roy Disney
Does setting goals influence our decisions and the way we spend our time?
Is it possible to get where we want to when we have to goals?
Where do people go who have no plans?
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| Some people procrastinate because it works for them. They
get out of doing what they don't want to do. (paraphrased from
Dr. Phil) Some people procrastinate on making decisions because ----
they don't know what they want
they fear success
& they fear failure.
Provide me with a specific example of the above 3. Can you think of
additional reasons for procrastinating? |
Write your own quote and question |
