Sunday, February 20, 2011

Ranking Priorities

Last week was definitely one of my hardest weeks here at SU. I had three exams in three consecutive days and the three exams were in my hardest classes: BIO 123, CHE 116, and PSY 205. On top of all of that, I also had different assignments in different classes so my priorities were all over the place. To be honest, I was completely overwhelmed with all the work I had to get done and stress was the last thing I needed when taking these exams.

The Rank Priorities assignment came at just the right time. In high school, I used to number the assignments I got each day to know right off the bat what was extremely important and what wasn't that crucial. I carried that habit on during the first couple months of school then just completely lost it.

When the Ranking Priorities assignment came up, I knew it would be a great thing for me because I sometimes get lost in doing the not-so-important assignments before I start on the crucial work.

The first class I thought of when ranking priorities was my BIO lab. We have a pre-lab due every week, along with some reading to be prepared for our weekly quizzes, and also a lab report that's due this upcoming week. While ranking my priorities for this class I was looking at the big picture instead of just focusing on the lab report because I needed to accomplish what was coming first.

The second class I did this for was CLS 105. There are many assignments in this class and I tend to get a little lost in what I should do first. To me, I feel that I should get my Journal done first before anything else because that's what takes me the longest and it's nice to not have to worry about it while I'm doing other things. So, I ranked my journal first then ranked assignments according to due dates.

I definitely know that I'm going to incorporate this strategy back into my daily planner because it really works for me in the long run. I also like that this strategy is course specified because it allows me to focus on each course and get done what I have to get done in that course.
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  1. LexiFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    I completely feel you on being overwhelmed with everything you had going on. I get so stressed out as well and never know what I should focus on first. That is smart of you to start with your lengthiest assignments and get those out of the way.
    My ranking priorities strategy differs from yours a little because I see that you rank your priorities within your classes. I take my priorities by day and rank what I need to do in general for each class or outside task I need to get done. That is a good idea to group together everything by class, but just in my opinion I like to treat mine more like a to-do list.

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