Introduction “This time, like all time, is very good time, if we know what to do with it” – Ralph Waldo Emerson.Time management is the ability to use one's time efficiently or productively, especially at work. (Oxford Dictionary). Good time management is essential to success in everything we do in our daily lives. Planning time before doing work allows more work to be done in a shorter period of time and allows us to do more things more efficiently. For example, studying at college and university often involves homework and work deadlines. To be able to meet study demands, we must plan ahead and distribute our workload. To-do lists The first step to good time management is knowing what you need to finish in a certain amount of time. Do you find yourself always missing deadlines or always forgetting to do something important? This means you need to have a proper to-do list to track your progress. To-do lists are lists of all the tasks you need to complete, the most important tasks are written at the top of the list, while the less important tasks are written at the bottom. When having a to-do list, make sure you write down all your tasks in one place so you don't waste time searching for your lists or forget important tasks. To prepare my to-do list, I write a list of tasks I need to accomplish on paper in the simplest and easiest to read way. If it is a very large task, I will divide the task into a few sections so that I don't miss the small details of the task. I will then review these tasks by assigning priorities from A (very important, very urgent) to F (unimportant, not urgent). When finished, rewrite the list in order of priority. Complete property tasks A first, then tasks B, C and so on. To be well... middle of paper ...... more tasks than you think you can handle. Reference • “Planning”. Dictionary.com full version. Random House, Inc. April 6, 2014..• “Time Management.” Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press, nd Web. April 6, 2014.< http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/time-management >.• Covey, S 1989, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Simon & Shuster, New York.• Field, D, Gilchrist, G & Gray, N 1989, First year at university: a survival guide. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.• McQueen, C 1998, Getting Ahead in Tertiary Study: A Practical Guide for Business, Social Science and Arts Students, UNSW Press, Sydney.• Northedge, A 1990, The Good Study Guide, Open University, Milton Keynes. • Dianna Podmoroff and the Mind Tools team, nd Web. April 6, 2014.< www.mindtools.com >