Time Management Poll

I think that a good question that I would want to know people's opinions on is "What are different ways you manage your time?"

I was interested in knowing the answer to this because I think that time management is a huge part of being successful. Everyone needs to know how to budget their time in a smart, effective way. I took a poll from 8 of my peers. I got some similar answers and some very different answers.

• The first person I asked was my friend Morgan from high school. She responded:

" I have a schedule of all my classes and work so I know when I have open periods of time. I make a list of all the stuff I have to do and complete it in order from most important to least important. I think the biggest part of time management is being organized."

• The second person I asked was my friend Alicia that I met here at school:

"When I think of time management, I think planning, longer breaks, avoid distraction, never give up and meet deadlines."

• I thought that I should switch it up and make sure I asked some guys what they thought too, so I asked my friend Joe:

"My time kinda gets managed for me, I have mandatory study halls because of baseball so I bring all my work and just get it all done then."

• My friend Alyssa said:

"I plan out different times to devote to certain subjects to make sure I get each area covered."

• Dayna, my friend whose a senior in high school said:

"I like to be organized and I let to have a set schedule to make sure I have time to get all of my homework and projects done."

• I asked another guy, a friend from back home and he said:

" I have classes every other day, so I do my homework that night and switch back and forth so I get everything done and don't fall behind."

• Lastly, I asked my two room mates:

One responded, " I make sure that I organize a list of what needs to be done, in the order of importance. Then I complete all of my work in order."

The other responded, " I prioritize and do the most important things first. I also don't leave things for the last minute."

A common theme I see in all of the answers no matter the gender, or age is organization. I think that organization is the biggest part of time management so you can organize your time and plan out which assignments need to be done and when they need to be done by. I was hoping that by asking different people I would maybe find a new strategy to manage my time, just other than the one I already do like making lists and prioritizing. Everyone seems to do things the same way.