Exercise: creating a weekly plan

Many people say they are good at making up plans and schedules, but things still don’t seem to get done – there’s too much to do, they can’t get started, or there’s a hitch somewhere. When you learn how to prepare a realistic weekly plan, then making the plan is more than half the battle!

 

Take out all your Group A post-its and stack them together. Which of them needs your attention and action during the next week (7 days)? 

 

Use one of these scheduling templates or use some other suitable template/calendar or create your own visualization:

Excel template (more structured, use the time slots if desired)

Printable template (more free-form, perhaps best used as a print-out)

Write each weekly goal in its own slot (the “Weekly Objectives/Priorities” section) and tasks related to each goal (the “To Do Items” section). Remember that rest may sometimes be the main task of the day! Then make a schedule and distribute these tasks over the week. First add the compulsory events that take place at a definite time (such as lectures) and after that schedule your independent study time etc.

When you have made your schedule, try to follow it for the next week.

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