Planning

* tasks

Put down your tasks and evaluate them according to importance and urgency, complexity and according to how time-consuming they are. Define reasonable time limits for their accomplishment.

 

* initial knowledge and skills

Evaluate your knowledge and skills before you get down to new tasks.

 

* aids

Get the necessary literature and teaching aids.

 

* simplicity

Develop a realistic and unsophisticated plan.

 

* concreteness

Consider what, where, when, and how you want to do.

 

* regularity

If possible, plan your study at a regular time of a day.

 

* independence

Plan what depends on you.

 

* immediateness

Plan what you can start immediately or soon.

 

* implementation

Put your plan into practice.

 

* check-up

Evaluate how you managed to meet the plan.