Eating the Time Elephant: Managing Life Events One Bite at a Time
with Dr. Adriana Boffa

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What Is Time Management?    |    A Day in the Life of You    |    Eating the Elephant – Time Simplified    |    How Do You Work Best?    |    Time Management Tools    |    Finding the Right Balance

  • Have you ever wondered how to Eat an Elephant? No? Well time can sure feel like an Elephant when you are in school. Dr Boffa provides multiple sessions on Eating the Time Elephant: Managing Life Events One Bite at a Time. For her it is all about making your tasks manageable and in line with your own personal priorities, basically making time meaningful. In her first session she discusses how in order to manage time you need to recognize that time is personal. Therefore, to successfully manage time, you need to know yourself. Dr Boffa simplifies this concept in Video 2 when she provides visual cues to aid you in prioritizing your time.  In Video 3 she discusses how to time block to avoid burnout, and provides multiple guides to aid you in taking inventory. Throughout each video she discusses knowing yourself and your own personal motivators, a key skill to time management that will serve you not only in school but throughout your lives. In Video 5 she provides examples of different tools for time management e.g. notion, pomodoro tracker. In Video 6 she summarizes her sessions by reminding you how important it is to focus on one’s personal well-being and to make sure to schedule that along with all the duties you have, this is crucial to avoid burn-out. She also discusses that it is essential to reframe distractions, as they are not always negative. Each video is short and succinct in order to save you time on learning about time management and free of charge, take a quick look and possibly discover something new. 

What Is Time Management?

Know Yourself - A Day in the Life of You

How to Eat an Elephant - Time Simplified

Know Yourself - How do you work and produce best?

Finding Tools for Time Management - Use Them!

Know Yourself - Finding the Right Balance

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