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Managing Time/Getting Organised

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Implementing your schedule

Follow the schedule as closely as possible. Carry it around with you until you become familiar with it. First thing in the morning, check what lies ahead for the day. Always go to sleep knowing you are prepared for the next day. As well as taking time considerations into account when you are studying it is also important to ensure that your study environment is distraction-free. Furthermore, there are many benefits if you have a regular place of study. When unexpected events arise which take up time that you had set aside as study time, decide immediately where you can make up this time and adjust your schedule accordingly. Finally, it is important that you monitor and evaluate your system at the end of each day and adjust it as you become more certain of your time priorities. Eventually, you will discover a system that works well for you.