How can you tell if you're being efficient with your time or not?

[auds]

Like my subject heading says, I can't really tell if I'm being time-efficient or not. Am I taking too long to do things, not getting enough done, etc. How does one gauge how efficiently/effectively they are managing their time??

Thanks

[s.ay]

Hey 😊

With regards to studying, I found that taking time out of the equation worked for me. Seems counterintuitive, but I replaced the focus on time with a reliance on lists. I would write up everything I wished to achieve within a day/afternoon, and cross off each task once completed.

Ultimately, when you look back at all the crossed out stuff you get a sense of how much you have achieved, and thus how much you should aim to conquer next time.
I hope that helps, even in the slightest!

[jeanweasley]

Don't mistake motion for action.

[auds]

Hey 😊

With regards to studying, I found that taking time out of the equation worked for me. Seems counterintuitive, but I replaced the focus on time with a reliance on lists. I would write up everything I wished to achieve within a day/afternoon, and cross off each task once completed.

Ultimately, when you look back at all the crossed out stuff you get a sense of how much you have achieved, and thus how much you should aim to conquer next time.
I hope that helps, even in the slightest!

It does thank you, I'll try this.

Don't mistake motion for action.

Could you please clarify what you mean by this ? I'm a bit confused ^^"

Your marks/results.

Fair enough.

[mishamigo]

Don't mistake motion for action.

I thiiiiink she's saying just because you're doing something, ie. Have books open/reading/writing, doesn't mean it's actually effective.
For example, I had a huge problem in Lit with reading a page, then realising I was mindlessly scanning without thinking about the passage, which was totally useless and meant I'd have to read it again. Or in humanities subjects, you may be copying out pages of info, but really you could've summarised it into a paragraph and used the extra time to apply the concept.
Basically, just ensure what you're doing is improving your understanding and application of the content

[jeanweasley]

I thiiiiink she's saying just because you're doing something, ie. Have books open/reading/writing, doesn't mean it's actually effective.
For example, I had a huge problem in Lit with reading a page, then realising I was mindlessly scanning without thinking about the passage, which was totally useless and meant I'd have to read it again. Or in humanities subjects, you may be copying out pages of info, but really you could've summarised it into a paragraph and used the extra time to apply the concept.
Basically, just ensure what you're doing is improving your understanding and application of the content

Yes, thanks for answering that. I should have noted that the quote was from Ernest Hemingway but aj713's explanation basically tells you what the quote means