Fritter Finder

My Fritter Finder
I am blogging about the topic Fritter Finder today. I used this method this week to help me better organize my free time. I have a lot of breaks in my schedule throughout the day and so this method helped me get work done during those breaks so I would not have to stay up late at night doing it. I used the fritter finder to help me in all of my classes, especially WGS 201 and HTW 318.

For WGS 201 we have to do a lot of reading and write papers. To help me spread this out I chunked the task and then looked at the free time I had on my fritter finder to decide when to do the different parts. I spend some of the free hours I had in between classes Wednesday and after classes Thursday reading and then had the weekend to write a draft of my paper. The fritter finder gave me a visual representation of how much free time I really had so that I was able to sit down a know when I was going to actually do things.

I also used this strategy for HTW 318. This class has a lot of textbook readings due before class so I used the fritter finder to help me see when I was going to sit down and read them. I chunked the task as well for this class so I did not have to read a lot of dense material in one sitting. I did this around 4:00 tue-thursday because this was a good time for me to focus since it was usually after I had eaten lunch and had a little break from class. This helped me get the reading done a lot quicker and actually pay attention to it.

I think the fritter finder is a great strategy for visual learns and people with schedules that have big breaks at different times in the day, like me. It can work for any type of work because it just lets you know when a good time to do it is. It has already helped me so I think that I will continue to use it when I get a new schedule and classes, as well as throughout the remainder of this semester.

D's Due and Do

D's Due and Do

I am blogging about the topic “D’s Due and Do.” I have used this in all of my classes as well as to remind myself what I need to do daily even when it isn’t regarding my classes. I used this strategy in CLS, MAT 222, REL 120, CFS 388 and PHI 107. I already used this method to some extent before this class, but now I just added the words “due” and “do,” but it was already very similar. I found that by adding these words it became easier to understand my schedule and what I should plan on doing when. I prefer not to split my schedule with a line, I simply prefer to write them out plainly on the date, because I will read them all anyways and I find it easier to read. I also put all of the major due dates into my monthly calendar at the beginning of my schedule in to be sure that I do not miss any assignments.

Above there is a picture of my weekly schedule.

This strategy has not failed me yet. I find it very useful and I honestly intend to continue using it throughout my college experience. I have always been very organized and used my schedule already, so this small step should not be a hassle and should be more helpful than the method I was using before. I chose this strategy because I basically already used it, I just made a couple little tweaks to the way I wrote things down.

It is very important to be organized; “D’s due and do” is a very easy method and takes only a few minutes to set up. It can save me from forgetting little things I may previously have forgotten. This is my favorite method so far, I know it isn’t a method for actually doing the work, but if I don’t know I need to do an assignment, those other methods will never come into effect. I would recommend that everyone give this method a try! I am sure it will continue to be useful from that point on.

Below there is pictures of my monthly schedules.