Skill Hacking Blog #7

To further my improvement of self-management, I went to the Lockwood Library to check out a book that had to do with my topic. I found a few that I thought would help me in my research but the one that I felt helped the best was a book titled, “Improving Total Productivity” by Paul Mali. This book…

Skill Hacking Blog #5

To get further insight on self-management, I was researching other blogs when I came across a blog called “Self-Management vs. Time management: What you need to know”, by Patricia Thompson. Her blog grabbed my attention when under the title she wrote “Want to be more productive? Apply these 5…

Kayla O’Rourke

Skill Hacking Blog #1

The specific skill I am researching for this project is self-management. I am interested in this specific skill because I have always struggled with it and it is a very important skill to have. I have a tendency to procrastinate and not use my full potential…

Skill Hacking Blog #2

I have been taking note of how I have been changing my work ethic. I have attempted going to the library or study centers every day to accomplish all of my work that I have due. I also tried going to as many office and tutoring hours as well. I wasn’t able to go as much as I wanted to because I also had…

Skill Hacking Blog #6

I was looking through the skill hacking blog list and read some of the other students’ blogs. I was interested in a few of them but the one that I felt related to my topic the best, was Jiaxing Chen’s blog. The blog that I read of his was titled “Anti-Procrastination Strategies in Self-Management”. His…

Skill Hacking Blog #3

After realizing I could still improve the way I manage myself, I tried a few different things to see which worked the best for me. One thing I did to practice this skill was that I made a schedule for the week with what I would work on each day and when. I was managing my time to accomplish all of the…

Skill Hacking Blog #4

For this blog, I practiced studying with another student so that we can help each other with any questions we had. Having someone else’s insights on a particular subject was really beneficial in helping me have a greater understanding of that subject. I have continued to manage my time with creating a…