Matching Pairs Adulting skills first stepsOnline version This matching game will have you link "adulting" goals to concrete actions you can take to build them into your life. by Erica Sausner 1 Staying motivated during boring work. 2 Achieving a health, wellness, or productivity-based goal. 3 Identifying the kinds of time management skills you need to build. 4 Planning maintenance healthcare and wellbeing activities. 5 Managing competing priorities 6 Make the best use of your time. 7 Avoiding procrastination. 8 Avoiding deadline overload. 9 Creating a new healthy habit. 10 Creating a budget Build "brain breaks" into your work time to allow for creativity and rest. Classify your “to-do” list according to the kind of brain space you need. E.g., if you do your best thinking between 3 and 8 p.m., make that HW time; leave meal prep and exercise (less brain-intense activities) outside of that timeframe. Backwards map from due dates. Draw on your personal, academic, financial, and other values to identify "must do" and "should do" tasks. Tracking your spending for a week and tally your monthly expenses. Find an accountibili-buddy: a friend who shares this goal and will follow up with you on your practice, success, barriers, and alternative approaches Identify your weekly priorities on a scheduling tool (calendar, tasks, to-do list, etc.). Use a time/activity tracker for a week then analyze your data. Dedicate your birthday date each month to prioritizing attending to these issues (e.g., my birthday is October 23, so on the 23rd of every month I could make a point to schedule doctors appointments, refill prescriptions, and complete a mental health journal activity). Set small goals for yourself at the end of each day and work through those goals the following day. Tie the new activity to a habit you already have. E.g., Writing in your journal while you eat breakfast.
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