Productivity

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 #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 #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…

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 #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…

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…