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What The Way You Organize Your Schedule Says About You

And some tips on how to change up your schedule writing style.

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What The Way You Organize Your Schedule Says About You

Now that the New Year has started, time to start making some resolutions. While most people want to work out more, eat healthier, and get more sleep, I, personally, want to get my schedule more.

With so many ways to organize your life, which way do you choose? Do you want to go the more traditional route, and use a planner? Or do you want to see the big picture with a giant wall calendar? But, more importantly, what does the way you organize your schedule say about you?

1. Planner

You're traditional and by the book. Your planner is fully packed, from the exam you have next week that you've already started studying for, to brunch with your bestie tomorrow. You're the organizational queen and we should all take notes (like you do in your planner).

If you want to start using a planner: get in the habit of writing in it every day. Once you get into the habit of using it will become second nature! If you keep putting it off, you have a very useless blank book by the end of the year.

2. Online

You're super tech savvy. You have the latest versions of all of your gadgets, and the newest software updates to match. Google calendar or self-created on excel? Doesn't matter, it's just impressive that you could work your way around a computer. While you're at it, wanna help me set up my Facebook?

If you want an online calendar: Here's a template specifically for UA students that you can customize to your liking!

My Google Docs template.

3. Wall Calendar

You like to see the big picture. Just a quick glance in the morning and you know what you've gotta get done for the day. You don't focus on the details of life, like the exact time you're eating lunch, and you don't always have an exact plan, but you always have an end goal and you reach it.

If you want to start keeping a wall calendar: Write your bigger events on there like exams, meetings, events in order for it to not become jumbled and messy so you can actually use it!

4. Post-Its

You're flexible and you like your schedule to be that way as well. Whether it's sticking it to your chem notebook or your keys, your schedule moves with you. You don't like to be tied down, whether that's to a single location to write your schedule in or life in general, and you like to change it up, like the colors of your Post-Its to your daily routine.

If you want to use Post-Its: Write things you want to get done for the day; if you have a list of tasks you want to accomplish in front of your face you're more likely to complete them.

5. On your hand

You're resourceful and your hand was just right there. You just remembered you have that soccer practice at 3? Group project meeting at 6? Jot that down on your hand, and you'll see it all day, unlike that planner or piece of paper thrown in your bag. Just don't scrub too hard when you go to wash your hands later.

If you want to start writing on your hand: Just make sure you don't have anywhere important to be, as writing on your hand doesn't look too professional.

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