{"id":339,"date":"2018-05-18T11:45:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T15:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/timemanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=339"},"modified":"2018-05-18T11:50:38","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T15:50:38","slug":"choose-strategies-for-managing-tasks","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/timemanagement\/chapter\/choose-strategies-for-managing-tasks\/","title":{"raw":"Choose strategies for managing tasks","rendered":"Choose strategies for managing tasks"},"content":{"raw":"Now that you are aware of some strategies you can use to manage your tasks to achieve the things that are most important to you, make a commitment to try out your new time management system.\r\n\r\nFor the next week, commit to a system for daily to-do lists.\u00a0 Use a paper planner (<a href=\"http:\/\/kusa.ca\/\">the KSA distributes these to students for free<\/a>), or an app.\u00a0 There are many excellent free task management apps available, including Wunderlist (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderlist.com\">www.wunderlist.com<\/a>) and Microsoft To-Do (<a href=\"https:\/\/todo.microsoft.com\">https:\/\/todo.microsoft.com\/<\/a>)\r\n\r\nAfter you have implemented your system for one week, re-evaluate.\u00a0 Continue what works for you, and make any modifications needed.\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Extend Your Learning<\/h3>\r\nWant to explore further ways of managing your time? 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