In this section, you’ll create a weekly schedule that balances academic and personal responsibilities and practice time-management techniques to manage personal distractions.

Question

Now that you have a goal to become a lifeguard crew agency owner, you’ll need to make sure you can balance your time and energy, especially between your work, studies, and life.

You’ve started a new set of online classes. The first week, you’re finding it difficult to keep up with the goals you’ve set for school, work, and your personal responsibilities, such as working out and seeing your family.

How can you keep up with your personal and academic responsibilities moving forward?
Question 4 options:

Avoid all responsibilities and, instead, spend time watching shows or on social media.

Only focus on your personal responsibilities, such as working out and seeing your family.

Only focus on school and work responsibilities each week.

Create a weekly schedule that allows you to see academic and personal responsibilities for the week.

Answer 1

The best option for managing your time effectively and balancing your responsibilities is:

Create a weekly schedule that allows you to see academic and personal responsibilities for the week.

By creating a structured schedule, you can allocate specific time blocks for your studies, work commitments, personal activities like exercising, and family time. This approach helps ensure that you attend to all aspects of your life, keeps you organized, and enables you to maintain a healthy balance between your academic and personal responsibilities. Additionally, having a clear plan can reduce feelings of overwhelm and make it easier to stay on track with your goals.