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How to make more time when you don’t have any

Achieving your goals in study, work and life

Veronica Merry, MerryCoach


Work-life-study balance

Work-life-study integration


Work-life-study integration

Blending work, life and study in an effective way

to achieve fulfilment in all areas.


Family/Parenting Health Work Down time Study

Balance?

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Integration


Create your plan

Get a calendar

Write down domains

Mark importantinformation

Don’t forget down time


Stop & review

Are your goals SMART?

Specific: Can you describe the specific details?Measurable: Is the goal measurable? What does success look like for this goal?Achievable: Is your goal realistic? Results focused: Does the goal achieve the result you want? Are there contingencies in place?Time bound: When is the goal due by?


Goal: “I will pass my exam”.

SMARTer goal: “By week 10 of semester, I will have completed revision notes for the entire economics course so that I can prepare effectively for my exam and achieve a passing grade or better. To achieve this, by Sunday night of each week, I will have completed the weekly economics course readings and revision notes. If I’m unable to complete the notes by Sunday, I will ensure that I am caught up by Sunday of the following week”.

SMARTer goals

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results focused, Time-bound


Activity – write a SMART goal

Specific MeasurableAchievableResults focusedTime-bound

“By week 10 of semester, I will have completed revision notes for the entire economics course so that I can prepare effectively for my exam and achieve a passing grade or better. To achieve this, by Sunday night of each week, I will have completed the weekly economics course readings and revision notes. If I’m unable to complete the notes by Sunday, I will ensure that I am caught up by Sunday of the following week”.


Prioritising goals

1) Critical

2) Important

3) Nice to have


How can I integrate study into my other domains?


I have a plan – what now?

PDR

Plan

DoReflect


Support

• Accept your family and friends’ offers to help

• Research support offered by your university

• Engage with your student community

• Take advantage of any support offered at work


Final tips

• Create a plan with clear goal and apply PDR

• Be flexible

• Don’t forget your ‘down time’

• Remember –this will pass!


References

Gayle, V & Lowe, J 2007, 'Exploring the work/life study balance: the experience of higher education students in the Scottish Further Education College' Journal of Further and Higher Education, pp. 225-238

Harrington, B. & Ladge, J.J. 2009, "Work–Life Integration:Present Dynamics and Future Directions for Organizations", Organizational Dynamics, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 148-157.

Hutchison, Sandy 2015, ‘Let’s try blending work and life, not balancing it’.

Vanderkam, L. 2015, Work/life integration is the new normal, Time, Inc, New York.

Williams, J.C., Berdahl, J.L. & Vandello, J.A. 2016, "Beyond Work-Life "Integration"", Annual review of psychology, vol. 67, pp. 515.