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PLAN. We all have 168 hours in a week,but if you don’t figure out where those hours should go, you’re relying on chance to get things done. "Every night before I go to bed I plan out my day," says Rahman, a 17 year old female student from India. She figures out what time she needs to wake up, and plans the rest of the day in 30-to-60-minute increments. "By planning everything out, one, I know I’ll do it, and two—I know I’ll do it in a timely fashion." Having a schedule means your better able to focus your efforts. STICK WITH WHAT WORKS. Sure, there are a lot of apps out there. But don’t automatically assume they’ll make you more productive. one of the young scientists experimented with using her cell phone to keep lists and schedules. "But I found that writing it down with pen and paper increases my commitment. Writing it down with pen and paper means I really have to do this. On a cellular device it’s less real, less solidified to me.". different strokes for different folk: find what works for you I would dare to add one more activity that young people spend a lot of time on: i think it goes without saying that young people are the biggest consumers of social media, Most of us spend half the day with our heads bent focused on our twitter feeds, liking pictures on Facebook, and posting pictures of what we had for lunch { don't give me that look, i know you do it too} . Night falls and you wonder what happened to your Tuesday (the one you spent watching TV and being on social Media the whole day.. Our youth is that time of our lives when we need to start making moves that will secure our future in our old age. the best way to start is to change the way you view your time: ever heard of the saying "time is money" well, its proper true. Your time should be spent on activities that will ensure your success,, long term and short term, anything else is a waste of time. So i found some nifty ways to help you manage your time towards being more productive. these were suggested by young scientist genii {does not mean you cannot apply these to your own life} and they made a whole lot of sense: BLOCK IN TIME FOR PRIORITIES. If you want something big to happen, you need to dedicate time to it, even if you don’t know exactly what has to be done. by blocking in half an hour or more most days towards your goal, you will make progress. Progress leads to results. REMEMBER THAT BIG PROJECTS ARE LOTS OF LITTLE PROJECTS. When we have a lot going on, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and give up. But breaking tasks down into doable chunks helps a lot. "I found, with school homework, if you have 50 exercise problems, you can do five problems here, five problems there," says Eric Chen. These small steps make a big assignment easier to finish. {Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/} Seeing what other young people are able to do with the same amount of time you have in a week should light a fire under your bum lest you get left behind by progress. . 11