Time management is really important when you are aiming for something as high as a top 50 JEE rank Students have to deal with school as well as self - study / coaching institute and if time is not managed properly , life becomes too hectic .
What is the best strategy to manage time ?
The best strategy to manage time is to measure it . Record the amount of time you are wasting in a not so necessary activity like :
- Watching television
- Playing computer games
- Hanging out with friends
- Spending time in family functions
- Spending time with relatives
- Playing a sport
- Spending time on your girlfriend / boyfriend
It is fine to take out some time from your schedule for personal recreation . But it is not fine to end up compromising your studies for these things , You should try to cut down distractions . The best strategy to do that is to plan your next day .
Before sleeping every night , make a plan of what you will do the next day . A typical plan for me looked like this :
- Study arithmetic progression theory from RD Sharma
- Study p - block elements from NCERT
- Solve first 15 problems of laws of motion from Irodov
- Play cricket for half an hour
- Play GTA for 30 minutes
This used to be a plan of what I will do the next day . I used to decide the order of these things the next day itself . For instance , if I wake up super fresh , then I would keep p - block for the morning so that I don't end up sleeping ( yeah , inorganic chemistry is slightly boring ) .
Making a timetable generally helps . But I feel that timetables are more useful for those who have short deadlines . If you are utilizing your time properly and efficiently , and you are satisfied , then it is fine to not have a timetable Planning the next day ' is usually enough to make the day productive . However , if you feel that your productivity is too low , I would suggest making a timetable . A word of advice if you plan to build a timetable for yourself , better stick to it . There is no point in creating timetable and not following it .
