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Conversation Starters:

• How do you stay organized?

• What tools do you use? What tools work best for you?

• Is there a time when you managed a complicated project?

• Is there a time when you worked under a tight deadline for assignments?

• Is there a time when you had to multitask?

• Is there a time when your organizational skills helped you succeed?

• Was there a time when the lack of organizational skill did not help you succeed?

• Is there a time when your planning led to positive results?

• Was there a time when the lack of planning led to negative results?

Helpful Links:

Time Management Beat Work Overload. Be More Effective. Achieve More - use this link and read the articles to get knowledge on time management and ways to achieve it in a positive manner.

How to Teach Your High-Schooler Organization Skills - use this link to learn the 7 ways for effective organizing as a student.

Pomodoro Technique - Staying on track with independent work can be a challenge, but using tools to self-regulate can be helpful. The Pomodoro Technique recommends using timers to break up working time into small chunks, with built in breaks.

How to Manage Your Time More Effectively (According to Machines)- We can learn a lot about saving time and working more productively from computers including how prioritizing tasks and interruptions (notifications) can slow us down.

Time Boxing: Elon Musk’s Time Management Method - Everybody needs to find time management tools that work for them! Give Time Boxing (aka Time Blocking) a look and see if it’s a tool that will work for you. For more tips on starting to Time Box/Block check out this video.