Setting Priorities
You have 168 hours in the week.
Do you use your time to meet your goals?
I. Make a weekly schedule.
Make schedule showing each day of a week in your life. Make sure to include all activities:
A. Sleeping
B. Grooming
C. Travelling to and from places
D. School
E. Schoolwork done outside of the classroom
F. Sports and Music Practices
G. Socializing
H. Outdoor time
I. Other activities
II. Analyze your time.
A. Set your priorities in the week.
               1. Sleeping: ____ hours
               2. Eating: ____ hours
               3. Grooming: _____ hours
               4. Travelling to and from school and other places: _________ hours
               5. School: 30 hours
               6. Exercise: ____ hours
               7. High achiever’s schoolwork: _____ hours (suggested 10 hours for gr. 8)
               8. High achiever’s reading: _____ hours (suggested 10 hours for gr. 8)              Â
               9. Other: _________ (e.g. babysitting, sports practice, music practice)
B. Total your prioritized hours:Â Â ______________ hours per week
C. Calculate your discretionary hours:
               168 – prioritized hours = discretionary hours
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D. Enjoy free time during your discretionary hours:
               1. Choose your activities:
                                Socialize
                               Watch television or movies
                               Nap
                               Shop
                               Extra sports, music or reading
                               Do art work
               2. Add up the hours to make sure you have accounted for the total number of
                               discretionary hours. You do not need to allocate time within this category.
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E. Evaluate your level of achievement in areas that are your priorities.
               1. Are you doing well enough to meet your goals?
               2. If so, congratulations! If not, move some discretionary time into your prioritized time.