COMMERCE 3S03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Trusted System, Metacognition, Time Management

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 3S03
• Professor: Carolyn Capretta

Document Summary

Chapter 3: managing yourself to get things done. Time management: refers to using techniques that enable you to get more done in less time and with better results, be more relaxed, and have more time to enjoy your work and your life. Self-management: is the ability to engage in self-regulating thoughts and behavior to handle difficult or challenging situations. Metacognition: which is the ability to observe and think about your own thinking and assert some control over your cognitive processes. A bottom-up approach to getting things under control. Basic principles for self-management: cla(cid:396)it(cid:455) of (cid:373)i(cid:374)d. the fi(cid:396)st p(cid:396)i(cid:374)(cid:272)iple is that, if (cid:455)ou"(cid:396)e (cid:272)a(cid:396)(cid:396)(cid:455)i(cid:374)g too (cid:373)u(cid:272)h a(cid:396)ou(cid:374)d i(cid:374) (cid:455)ou(cid:396) head, (cid:455)ou(cid:396) (cid:373)i(cid:374)d (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e (cid:272)lea(cid:396). If (cid:455)ou(cid:396) (cid:373)i(cid:374)d is(cid:374)"t (cid:272)lea(cid:396), (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t fo(cid:272)us. If (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t fo(cid:272)us, (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t get a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g do(cid:374)e. Thus, anything you consider unfinished needs to be placed in some kind of trusted system outside of your head: cla(cid:396)it(cid:455) of o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es.