Time Management Tool 1

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TIME BUDGET SHEET

Instructions: Estimate the number of hours you spend completing each activity each week. Then, add up your total hours. If you are under 168 hours, you have some flexibility in your schedule. If your hours are over 168, you have more activities scheduled than you have time.

Total number of hours available each week

168

Minus hours in class each week

 

Minus hours of study time per week

 

Minus hours of sleep time/personal hygiene each week

 

Minus hours of committed time per week (e.g. job, church, clubs, meetings)

 

Minus hours of meal time per week (include coffee stops)

 

Minus hours of exercise per week

 

Minus hours of family time per week

 

Minus hours of laundry, shopping, personal errands per week

 

Minus hours of television (Netflix, Hulu, etc,) per week

 

Minus hours of Facebook, Instagram, video games, etc.

 

Minus hours of other recreation per week (movies, parties, etc,)

 

Minus other (miscellaneous)

 

Final Balance + or -

 

Adapted from the Oregon State Universitys Academic Success Center, 2013      Prepared by Jill M. Weber, PhD