RISE Blog | Task Management to Study Habits: Your Guide to Staying Organized

By: Giselle Mendoza, Peer Educator
September 30th, 2021

Welcome back to school, Red Raiders! And for our new raiders, welcome to this exciting journey. This is a time in our lives where we begin to embark on new experiences and create endless memories as college students. However, in the midst of these ecstatic emotions, the stress from school begins to creep up on us and can affect our wellbeing. Whether it be eustress or distress, it is inevitable and it can become challenging for us to manage this stress while still keeping our mental health in check.

Here are a few tips and ideas to help maintain organization throughout the school year which, in return, can help ease some of the stress. They will also hopefully allow you to avoid procrastination and get the most out of your education.

• Use a planner and/or calendar to keep track of your assignments and events. Our mind has a lot going on and can't always keep track of everything on its own. Planners and calendars allow us to effectively manage time, enhance productivity, and regulate stress levels.
• Make a daily to-do list on busy days so that you hold yourself accountable. Creating these to-do lists will help improve your memory and aid you in prioritizing your tasks. This allows for more productivity and less stress.
• Plan out your days the night before.
• Maintain a clean workspace and eliminate clutter to improve mental stability and focus.
• Develop a routine. Although routines can be seen as repetitive and boring, it allows you to get more done. Study your habits and workflow so that you can create a routine unique to you, and your lifestyle.
• Avoid multitasking, research has shown that is truly impossible to focus on more than one thing at once because the brain will always be more attentive to one specific thing. Avoiding this will result in improved focus and will better your performance.

Want some more tips from the pros?

Here are some beneficial websites and apps that can aid you in staying organized and managing your time:

My Study Life

My Study Life is a website that is also available for download on iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone. It serves as a virtual planner in which you can input your courses, assignments, and information about your professors. It will send you reminders as well as help you track your progress.

myHomework

This student planner app is available for download on apple, android, and windows products. It offers two different options to choose from, basic and premium, with different prices and features that can help you stay organized and reach your academic goals. Some of its tools include tracking assignments & courses, sending out due date reminders, and can be synced across different devices.

Remember the Milk- To-Do List 

This app helps you with those handy-dandy to-do lists and syncs on all of your devices. You can create lists and be reminded via email, text, IM, Twitter, and/or mobile notifications. The app also integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar, Twitter, Evernote, and more.

Asana

Asana is a website for managing team projects tasks in the most efficient way. It operates with innumerable features to help you keep track of deadlines, build/manage your projects, and coordinate tasks. There are different types of plans with varied prices to choose from based on your team goals. This is a great website to utilize if you are looking for a way to customize, manage, and control projects among organizations and teams.

On Campus Resources

In addition to the resources above, Texas Tech has plenty of resources to support you through your academic journey, too!

Student Disability Services 

A TTU campus resource to keep in mind is Student Disability Services. It is in fact not exclusively for students with physical disabilities and can be utilized by students with learning disabilities as well. For example, students who might be having trouble with ADHD can reach out for accommodations and help with homework.

Writing Centers of Texas Tech

Also keep in mind that our campus undergraduate writing center can provide help with writing resources through both online and face-to-face consultations.

The Learning Center

If you are needed some extra help with your courses, our TTU Learning Center offers multiple free resources such as peer tutoring, academic coaching, online tutoring, and many more. This center can provide you with the help to reach success in your academic goals.

Conclusion

It's not easy being a college student and managing so much stress. However, reaching out for help and discovering resources can help take some pressure off. Remember that we live in a day and age where we have infinite resources at the tip of our fingers thanks to technology development; utilize these resources and the knowledge our generation holds to your advantage. Here at RISE, we want to help you achieve wellness in all aspects of your life and be the best version of yourself. If you would like to seek further help to improve your mental wellbeing, feel free to stop by and visit us at Drane Hall 247 or DM us @tturise to learn more about the support systems at Tech.

Have an amazing school year!

 

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