Consider these tips while you set deadlines.
Schedule each step on your calendar. This will prevent you from procrastinating and missing deadlines.
Write down your deadlines. Writing down your goals and how to achieve them helps you analyze your thoughts and turn them into actions. Because it makes setting goals feel more concrete, writing them down helps you commit to them.
Figure out the right time limit. If you give yourself an hour to do your homework, you’ll spend an hour on it, but if you give yourself 30 minutes, you can probably get it done faster. Try not to t make the time limit so short that it’s impossible to reach.
Use a timer to keep track of time and prevent you from working too slowly.
Do the difficult parts first. Getting the tougher tasks over with can spur your motivation and make the rest of the project go quickly
Anticipate mistakes or delays. If you miss a deadline, what will you do? Figure out a plan ahead of time for dealing with problems so you don’t get discouraged if something happens.
Determine your priorities. Start by figuring out which steps are most important and seeing if there are any ways you can save time. If you run out of time, know which parts you can skip or do quickly.
Find support. Ask a parent, teacher, or Learning Coach for feedback or help when needed. Sharing your deadlines is important because it holds you accountable, making you less likely to miss or change deadlines.
Get creative by finding ways to make setting deadlines fun. Make a chart, create a calendar, or draw a picture to visualize the process of finishing your project.
<em>Hope this helped you manage your deadlines!!!</em>
