{"id":99,"date":"2018-11-07T10:37:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T10:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/attendanceblog\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2019-09-11T16:00:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:00:40","slug":"structure-and-time-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/attendanceblog\/structure-and-time-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Structure and Time Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time management is a crucial component of managing day to day life. Those who aim to achieve a balance in the types of activities they do are more likely to have a better sense of overall well-being.<\/p>\n

This balancing act is never going to be perfect, but keeping an eye on yourself and making changes if things look wobbly is the most important element. For example, if you consistently\u00a0plan in more work than you can realistically achieve, or if you are totally disorganised and don’t carve out time for life’s priorities then your stress levels are going to increase.<\/p>\n

What is a healthy balance?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When we think about getting the balance right, it means that we\u2019ve not only scheduled study time, but have also allowed time for social activities (i.e. those which bring us into contact with others), and also those that are fun.<\/p>\n

Stress can result from either procrastination (i.e. not making progress on work), or because we\u2019ve spent too much time doing things that help us achieve, at the expense of the things that bring us enjoyment and closeness to others.<\/p>\n

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The perils of pushing too hard. Image by Tim Stahmer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some easy steps to follow to enable effective time management.<\/strong><\/h3>\n