A Sense of Doubt blog post #2173 - The Time Issue - Time Management by Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, and David Bowie

A Sense of Doubt blog post #2173 - The Time Issue - Time Management by Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, and David Bowie

Short post that I use in classes on time management.

SUBJECT: THE TIME ISSUE (a la Pink Floyd)

This issue of time management came up last week in the “strange nature discussion” item, and I had additional remarks. Feel free to comment, question, extend. This item is somewhat for fun (hence the video) not strictly academic...

I understand the time issue. This is a frequent discussion we have as I am accused of expecting too much with my vague "do extra." So I get it. Given that I am in school myself plus working more than full time, I struggle as the rest of you do to balance work, family, and school. 

Did I share my favorite time management web site?

https://appliedcomputing.wisconsin.edu/current-students/student-services/time-management-calculator/

and I wanted to share to share it with all of you. Give it a try. It’s a time calculator that uses a pie chart to divided up the time you spend on things throughout your day, so you can see where all of your time goes. I was amazed at how quickly it filled up and left me with limited free time and limited time for sleep.

Here’s mine:

So I have some free time if I wanted to do school again. I left out some things, too, such as meetings or writing time.

Also, I wanted to chime in on the subject of to-do lists. I have been trying to change myself from an unorganized and procrastinating person for years. I tried to adopt my friend’s method of making lists and actually doing the things on the list. But I would lose the lists, or I would decide to do some things with my time that I had not written on the list.

Then, this other friend of mine told me that she makes a to-do list every morning of the things she has to do that day. So I decided to give this a try. I found it immensely helpful. It focuses me on what tasks I have to do, and I get an endorphin rush each time I cross off a thing. In fact, to make more things that I can cross off, I have broken up tasks into parts, so a task, like grading, that used to be a single item on the list can now be as many as five items as I list all the steps in my grading process. Also, if I have a big task to do, I will set a reachable goal for the day, like with your papers here at Park. I have a note to grade five of those today. If I do so many a day, I have fewer to do on Sunday.
                                
Sometimes I use the same list for two days. I am not as regimented as I could be. But the list is REALLY helpful and keeps me on task. In fact, soon, with these messages, I can cross off my “Daily PARK” item. Ah, endorphins....

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"Time" - Pink Floyd

Tom Waits - Time

Tom Waits-Time, from the 1985 album 'Rain Dogs'. Backing video taken from a live performance on the 1988 film 'Big Time'.

Time (2013 Remaster)

David Bowie
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Provided to YouTube by Parlophone UK
Time (2013 Remaster) · David Bowie
Aladdin Sane
℗ 1973, 2013 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guitar, Programmer, Saxophone, Vocals: David Bowie
Producer: David Bowie
Flute: Ken Fordham
Engineer, Producer: Ken Scott
Guitar, Vocals: Mick Ronson
Piano: Mike Garson
Engineer: Mike Moran
Remastering Engineer: Ray Staff
Bass: Trevor Bolder
Drums: Woody Woodmansey
Writer: David Bowie

RUSH - "TIME STAND STILL"

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