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Unit 7 – Time Management & Managing Stress

Reading Assignment: Chapter 13 & 25 in Sullivan

Assignment 1

What are your major time wasters? Keep a time log for one week; compare how you thought you wasted time with what your time log revealed.

· Social media

Assignment 2

Write down your goals for the next week. What action steps can you take to realize your goals? At the end of the week evaluate your progress.

· Start paper two for both classes, getting advice about OPT

Assignment 3

What is keeping you from accomplishing your goals? Think about how you can change the circumstances to better reflect your priorities.

Assignment 4

What causes you the most stress? What methods do you use to cope with the stress?

Assignment 5

Have you experienced any of the consequences of stress described in the chapter? How did you handle it? Explain.

Assignment 6

Please read the New York Times article “Well: Time to Review Workplace Reviews? by Tara Parker-Pope, May 18, 2010.

Please read and respond

Assignment 7

Please read the New York Times article “Life and Death STAT” by Lizette Alvarez, October 1, 2010.

Please read and respond

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