So we've just completed a four-week game, and I'll talk about it later, because it was literally finished this class period, but I do want to talk about time management. This isn't completely specific to Game Design, it's very important for every part of life really, especially school (as seen by the fact that I had to wake up at 4 to finish homework last night because I left it until the last minute), but I'm going to talk about it for both games and just in general here. This is just going to kind of be a reflection on my own time management skills (or current lack there of) and sort of set some goals to reach in the future.
It probably seems very obvious to everyone, but calendars are really helpful for me. Despite this, I don't actually use one, and I think that's what I want to change. Trello was a really nice program for being able to check things off as we did them during this project, but I don't like how you can only have one deadline per checklist. I think a calendar combined with Trello would be effective because then you can still set strict deadlines and a good schedule while still being able to write checklists that you can easily check off from anywhere. Since it's digital, I wouldn't forget it at home or anything. Setting up this system or a similar system both for game design projects, and possibly just school work is a big goal for me. However, another problem I face is forgetting that the deadline for a big project - like 40 chemistry problems - is coming up. Even when given calendars, once they're completed, I usually fail to look ahead, so I don't see these things until it's too late. With checklists this can be avoided, but usually these things are prioritized lower on those lists than upcoming events, and sometimes I wouldn't ever get to them anyway. I think that to solve this, I want to dedicate a part of the wall in my room to be just for post-it-notes with the names of big projects and their deadlines. That way, I can look at the wall every day, and as long as I keep it updated, big projects won't be able to sneak up on me. Lastly, I also have trouble with motivation to use my time wisely. Many times I know I should be working, but I just don't want to. I think that if I think more about why doing the work is important or meaningful to me - grades are important for the future, parents would be disappointed, this is going to be an awesome game but only if you get it done, etc. - then I would have less trouble with this. Also realizing the things I'm doing to "relax," like watching TV, doesn't actually make me feel any better, and it would be better to get the work done early and have time later when it would make me feel better because I wouldn't feel guilty since I had already accomplished something. Overall, my time management isn't as bad as I probably just made it sound, it just could improve, because I feel like I could accomplish a lot more than I currently am. I hope that I can stick to these goals and that the improvement will be apparent.
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