PSI Tutor:Mentor

18
Sep

Student Organization Reminders

Just Say No (Dayton,1974)

Many people find it difficult to say “No” to doing something.
Suggests that people cannot justify not cooperating.
Need to ask ourselves how the new task will aid in meeting current goals.
Prior prioritization of tasks should already have included the needs and conerns of others.
Prior decisions should also have considered others goals which one is able to complete.
Hence, first identify specifically what another needs from you.
Be aware of one’s own abilities, and accept them.
Reflection on one’s capabilities leads to self-knowledge that can guide one’s decision of when to accept/refuse a task from another.
Be able to accept that another would be more suitable; again considering the needs of others.
“I don’t think I am the person to provide you with that service/product etc”.

What Really Matters? (Thompson, 2002)

Do many of us waste time during our day?
Do we waste time and not make time to reflect on our actions and consider what we are doing?
Tasks are not getting done, even though the day has been planned out.
The author tried organization – and spent a lot of money on books and computer hardware.
Reads many ‘self-help’ articles to assist with time management.

How to be an Organized Student (ismckenzie.com)

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