Questions for analyzing your time log data

 Where am I spending too much time – time wasters?

--The internet, the bus ride home from school (1 hour 20 minutes one way). I think those two are the 2 big things, although there's also my boyfriend that i spend a lot of time on but i don't think its too much.

 Where am I spending too little time – time opportunities?

--I don't think I spend too little time on something, if I need to spend time on something I usually just do it, I don't feel like I have free time because there's always something I could be doing.

 What time of day am I most productive? Least productive?

--Most productive really depends on my mood. When I'm in an energetic and good mood I can be productive all day long, but when I'm tired or just not in the mood to work for school I am usually only productive at 8 to 9:30 at night, and during school time because I usually don't waste the time that I have to spend at school anyway. During weekends, its usually at night, or quite early in the morning, for example 7 to 9 o'clock. I'm least productive when I haven't eaten properly or when I spent too much time on my laptop.

 Who controls my time?

--I control it myself for the most part, although my parents sometimes ask if I have any homework or tests coming up. Oftentimes it is also controlled by things that I can't influence, like traffic for example.

 What or who causes interruptions?

--My boyfriend I think. When I'm with him I just forget about school and what I still have to do and relax for a little while. Also, on weekends when I don't have anything to do and I get stuck on the internet I usually end up not doing anything that day, despite of all my good intentions etc and I feel really shitty afterward.

 What patterns or habits do I see in my day, good and bad?

--I can work best at night or early morning, and I usually stress every day because there's always work that I haven't done yet. One pattern that reoccurs every day is my eating habits: Every day when I get back from school, my Mum makes food for me because I don't eat the school lunch. Once I get into wasting my time, I usually don't stop until it's too late because the day Is over.

 What activities can I eliminate? Identify important/ urgent tasks.

--I could probably eliminate unnecessary trips to the city because traffic is very time consuming. The Art pages are something that's due every week on Wednesday and they're definitely important. So is horse riding, since my diary I have started going horse riding before school regularly and getting up early as well as the physical exercise makes me feel really good. It also helps me with getting enough sleep.

 What activities could be delegated or shared?

--I don't think that CAS is that important because we don't even get credit for it, but id like to finish it in the first year actually.

   Choices  --> Impact of choices

 How do I plan my time? How realistic is my time planning?

--I don't really plan my time, for some days I have a rough plan in my head and I always have a to-do list in my head so that I don't forget any tasks, I keep reminding myself which really stresses me out. I have tried using a planner but that just doesn't work for me. Lately, I have tried using my Blackberry and create little tasks and reminders, because I always carry my phone on me and it's been working quite well actually, I just have to be consistent and stick with it.

 What is the time benefit ratio of my activities?

--I'd say that if I had to assign values to my time and the benefit I get out of it, the ratio would be so low that there is just not enough hours in a day to balance them out.

 How do I set priorities? 

--In terms of school work, I set my priorities depending on when something is due, and how much time I will have to invest in it, as well as if I like it or not or if I have more important things to do right now.

 Do I know how to say No?

--Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It all depends on my mood really.

 What is outside my control? Can it be controlled?

--Traffic. No way that will get better so I just have to accept it the way it is.

 Who else is effected by my actions?

--My family I guess, because when I get stressed out I am no fun to have around. My boyfriend because I would really like to spend a decent amount of time with him outside school, without postponing my school work and pushing my grades down etc.

 How well prepared am I for sudden schedule changes?

--I would say that I am pretty flexible in my time management. For example the other day, my dog got very sick and when I got back home from school we first noticed (her face was swollen from an allergic reaction and that happened within minutes) so I had to go to the vet with her and it took about 1,5 hours, but I still got a big chunk of my workload for that day done.