{"id":27350,"date":"2019-12-19T13:53:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/?p=27350"},"modified":"2021-02-17T11:31:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T09:31:52","slug":"time-management-tips-business-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/time-management-tips-business-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Management Tips for Business Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve&nbsp;surely heard it&nbsp;said&nbsp;before that&nbsp;there simply aren\u2019t enough hours in the day.&nbsp;Try telling that to&nbsp;Indra Nooyi, former CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepsico.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"PepsiCo (opens in a new tab)\">PepsiCo<\/a>, who&nbsp;reportedly slept&nbsp;no more than four hours a night when running the multinational beverage corporation. Elon Musk, at one point, also&nbsp;worked&nbsp;120-hour weeks just to meet Tesla\u2019s production goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time is one of life\u2019s most precious commodities&nbsp;and learning&nbsp;how to manage it effectively&nbsp;is the key to success.&nbsp;For up-and-coming business students, the art of time management&nbsp;is just as important as&nbsp;skills such as&nbsp;listening, communication and strategic thinking.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only do&nbsp;business students&nbsp;need to find the time to juggle assignments,&nbsp;readings, case&nbsp;studies,&nbsp;but&nbsp;they&nbsp;also&nbsp;need to find&nbsp;that much-deserved downtime to&nbsp;enjoy being&nbsp;part of the&nbsp;student&nbsp;community.&nbsp;Struggling to find time&nbsp;can potentially lead to stress.&nbsp;To help make life easier, here are a series of proven time management <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/university-checklist-first-year-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"tips for students (opens in a new tab)\">tips for students<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/42854447_1217597278395728_8633352072797880320_o-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"bachelor studies in spain\" data-id=\"27370\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/time-management-tips-business-students\/42854447_1217597278395728_8633352072797880320_o\/\" class=\"wp-image-27370\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>List&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>E<\/strong><strong>verything&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Y<\/strong><strong>ou&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>N<\/strong><strong>eed&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>t<\/strong><strong>o&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>D<\/strong><strong>o&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First and foremost, one of the most important things you need to do to manage your time&nbsp;better&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;list everything that needs to be done. From studying for an exam to sitting a mock test,&nbsp;everything&nbsp;relating to your studies should be&nbsp;organized in&nbsp;lists&nbsp;so that you know exactly what needs to be done, when&nbsp;it needs to be done&nbsp;and where.&nbsp;As well as writing down jobs and tasks, you should also make a note of important deadlines and any personal errands or activities that you need to do.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prioritize&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you\u2019ve listed everything you need to be doing over the coming weeks&nbsp;or&nbsp;months, the next thing you need to do is prioritize.&nbsp;Seeing everything in list form&nbsp;means&nbsp;that you can prioritize the most important tasks in terms of importance&nbsp;or&nbsp;deadlines, etc. Although it may seem obvious, it isn\u2019t easy to prioritize tasks when you have a long to-do list.&nbsp;If,&nbsp;for example, you have an important&nbsp;accounting&nbsp;project due over the next couple of weeks, you can make&nbsp;it&nbsp;a priority and focus on that first as&nbsp;it&nbsp;will be your first major deadline. Of course,&nbsp;you shouldn\u2019t&nbsp;ignore&nbsp;the more trivial tasks.&nbsp;It just means that you&nbsp;ought to&nbsp;focus on the most important ones first.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Avoid&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>D<\/strong><strong>istractions&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Procrastination is&nbsp;any&nbsp;student\u2019s worst enemy. When you\u2019re studying by yourself, remove yourself from as many distractions as possible. If you prefer to study in silence, find somewhere quiet to go, such as a library. If you are tempted to keep checking your phone every few minutes, like so many of us, why not place your phone on charge in another room.&nbsp;Whether it\u2019s the TV distracting you, your phone, a pet, or other people, whenever possible, remove yourself from anyone or anything that is distracting you, and&nbsp;only&nbsp;then&nbsp;you will be able to&nbsp;focus on your studies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Set&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>G<\/strong><strong>oals&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>f<\/strong><strong>or&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>S<\/strong><strong>tudy&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>S<\/strong><strong>essions&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If&nbsp;you\u2019ve got an important exam coming up and you\u2019ve&nbsp;got&nbsp;a lot of studying to do to,&nbsp;make sure&nbsp;that you\u2019re ready. With each study session, set yourself small and achievable goals. Whether it\u2019s writing a certain number of words, reading a set&nbsp;number&nbsp;of pages, or&nbsp;doing a few practice&nbsp;tests, set goals which must be achieved before you can call it a night.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time management might sound like a simple concept but it\u2019s not. Those who can manage their time efficiently, have a clear advantage over their classmates.&nbsp;At EU Business School, we&nbsp;not only&nbsp;help our students&nbsp;be leaders in dynamic business communities but help them&nbsp;develop&nbsp;time management&nbsp;skills&nbsp;to&nbsp;be more productive&nbsp;businesspeople.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/en\/Apply-Now\/MBA-Application-Form\/MBA-Application-Form.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CTA-Footer-Apply-Now-2.jpg\" alt=\"study at EU Business School\" class=\"wp-image-26684\" width=\"743\" height=\"123\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve&nbsp;surely heard it&nbsp;said&nbsp;before that&nbsp;there simply aren\u2019t enough hours in the day.&nbsp;Try telling that to&nbsp;Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, who&nbsp;reportedly slept&nbsp;no more than four hours a night when running the multinational beverage corporation. Elon Musk, at one point, also&nbsp;worked&nbsp;120-hour weeks just to meet Tesla\u2019s production goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Time is one of life\u2019s most precious commodities&nbsp;and learning&nbsp;how to manage it effectively&nbsp;is the key to success.&nbsp;For up-and-coming business students, the art of time management&nbsp;is just as important as&nbsp;skills such as&nbsp;listening, communication and strategic thinking.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not only do&nbsp;business students&nbsp;need to find the time to juggle assignments,&nbsp;readings, case&nbsp;studies,&nbsp;but&nbsp;they&nbsp;also&nbsp;need to find&nbsp;that much-deserved downtime to&nbsp;enjoy being&nbsp;part of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1771,635],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-trends","category-students","post--single"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Time Management Tips for Business Students | EU Business School<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For up-and-coming business students, the art of time management is just as important as skills such as listening, communication and strategic thinking.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/time-management-tips-business-students\/\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"EU Business School\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.euruni.edu\\\/blog\\\/time-management-tips-business-students\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"EU Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.euruni.edu\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Business Trends\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.euruni.edu\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/business-trends\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Time Management Tips for Business Students\"}]}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Time Management Tips for Business Students | EU Business School","description":"For up-and-coming business students, the art of time management is just as important as skills such as listening, communication and strategic thinking.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/time-management-tips-business-students\/","author":"EU Business School","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/time-management-tips-business-students\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"EU Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Business Trends","item":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/category\/business-trends\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Time Management Tips for Business Students"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27350"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30277,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27350\/revisions\/30277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}