How I manage my time as a student — Balancing studying, writing, and health

My top 9 time management tips that you can apply too

As a student, navigating:-

• Academics
• Extracurriculars
• Writing
• A healthy lifestyle

…and other crucial things is not easy.

At all.

Balancing the demands of rigorous coursework, learning to code, my love for writing, and taking care of my health (physically and mentally).

Nobody taught me how to manage my time at school. Students are usually expected to learn this (very important) skill independently, by experimenting and playing with techniques to find the perfect system for themselves.

I haven’t completely reached the goal of building and maintaining this system, but I’m trying my best.

So, in this guide, I’m going to share some of my favourite and most useful principles and techniques that help me stay on track (and can hopefully help you too) and manage time most of the time.

Task > Time

Time is inflexible.

If you plan around the hours of your day, it’s easy to fall back. And, once you do, it’s difficult to get back on track again.

Task decides time, time doesn’t decide the task.