Time & Stress Management

1. Causes of Stress

No leisure time (T)

Lack of communication (T)

Procrastinating (T)

Poor Health (S)

Financial Problems & Pressures (S)

Children, Family, Housemates (N)

Lack of Sleep

2. Struggling with time

Sleeping in (T)

Workload from polytech (S)

Public Transport (N)

Transport (S)

Loosing track of time (S)

3. Outcomes for failing to address issues

Sleeping in will result in missing significant amounts of course material, leading to poor grades.

Procrastinating can result in poor assignment qualiity & marks.

Lack of communication builds up issues in relationships until an argument / fight occurs.

Financial problems including missing bill payments can result in power cut-off and debts rising.

4. Solving Problems

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Set alarms to remind you when to work on assignments etc. Or wake-up alarms to avoid sleeping in.

Having a healthy balance of diet and exercise plus regular check ups with your doctor to look after health.

Go to bed at an earlier time to avoid lack of sleep.

Talk with tutors or course peers about missed course material.

Disconnect from internet when writing assignments to avoid procrastinating on social media sites.

Schedule / Diary your time.