Whoa boy, how the work just piles on up. This week was as huge struggle for me! Being that I was so sick I missed multiple classes. Meaning I missed all sorts of information in all of my classes and my workload began to grow and grow… Luckily Dr. Blumin introduced the problem solving strategy of ranking my priorities just in time!
This strategy has made my workload fade away like no other! What I did first was make a list of all the things I needed to make up, notes I needed to get, and homework that I needed to do. (I also added cleaning my room to my list of priorities because due to the fact that I haven’t been able to escape it, it has grown into quite the pig pen… whoops!!) Then I looked at my list and decided what was necessary to do right away aka absolutely essential and labeled them with an A. Next I labeled the important tasks that are due next week with a B. The tasks that were considered optional like cleaning my room I labeled with a C. Then finally after breaking the tasks into groups I ranked each section with numbers to signify the order that I should do them in.
The final step in my organization was to create a whole new list. I placed A1 at the top, then A2 and so on with the A numbers. I did the same for list B and C. Also under each “heading” I put what I needed to do in order to accomplish this task and checked each off as I went. Then I went through and used the same colors that I used last week to signify each class on my fritter finder<3 and highlighted the subject by its color (just because I love seeing bright colors on the page.) Because I have memorized that Math is pink, Earth science is orange, CLS is yellow, anthropology is green, and CRS is blue, I am able to look at my priority ranker and automatically say, “Oh I see yellow, make sure you bring your CLS book when you do your homework.”
This priority ranker has lowered my stress level by 10! It helped me see what was urgent to get done and what could wait until I felt a little better. The priority ranker really worked well for me to determine the work I had in ALL my classes!! It isn’t hard to make at all, and makes me ten times more organized! I love it!
Heather, I hope you're feeling better!! Having all that work to make up must be really stressful. Good thing "Ranking Priorities" worked so well for you, as it did for me. I really like how you categorized your "Ranking priorities" list by color, just like you did your fritter finder. This way you are connecting different strategies and making them better for a visual learner. I'm definitely going to try coloring mine next time!
ReplyDeleteHeather, I was about to say the same thing as Joy. The way you color code your strategies seems really helpful. It further organizes them in a way that just by looking at it, a clear schedule is seen without even having to read it. I totally agree that Ranking your Priorities puts everything in perspective, therefore, its much easier to know what you should do first and foremost, especially after being sick :(
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