Ranking Priorites...take TWO!

      I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween weekend! Last week everyone was swamped with midterms, but luckily I didn't have any! However, I feel like I'm DROWNING in work for next week! I have a WRT 105 paper due Monday and a PSY 205 test on Tuesday! While I have definitely NOT been procrastinating (in fact I've been studying for Psych since the first lecture), I feel like the more work I do, the more work I have, with very little progress being completed. With that in mind, I decided to Rank My Priorities! As you know, lists are my best friend.
      I decided to get everything written down by importance and date. As a visual learner, I love looking at what I need to do, so I know what needs to be done first. Ranking Priorities is such a great way to get organized and it's SO easy! First, you write (or type) everything due on a word document. I start with every subject and group them. Then you write down the dates they are due. After I see the due dates, I start switching my list around, so it's in chronological order. After, I see if anything needs to be switched in order of importance, rather than date (depends if you have any big projects). I give everything that NEEDS to be done that day an "A".  "B" means it needs to be done, but not immediately. "C" means it's optional. Since your list is already in order of importance, rank them numerically, just so you can visually see how many of each group you have. Then, you start working!!  I put two A-2s because they go hand in hand since I'm doing my exam experiment on my Psych test.

The List!

       I LOVE LOVE LOVE this strategy. While making the list can get me anxious because I see everything that needs to be done and I get worried, taking each subject and homework one step at a time makes me feel SO much better. It is such an easy way to stay organized and on top of your homework! Feel free to add extracurricular activities like "laundry" or "go to CVS" on there too!
Good Luck everyone!
Hannah :)