Problem:
Respond to your classmate by suggesting an additional strategy each one did not consider and explaining how and why you think that strategy might help them succeed as online doctoral students.
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One strategy I use professionally and academically is time management. What is time management? Is it a strategy? Can we consider it a skill? Is it both? Whichever you choose is not the wrong answer. Imagine as a small child living as a latchkey child leading to caring for oneself because adults were way from home and/or emotionally unavailable. This example molded my being for survival as it became a coping strategy for managing everything I could control, including my time. The sincerest moments of peace resulted from completing my responsibilities by a due date to enjoy more of what I liked to do. Time management will ensure my success throughout my program. According to Abernathy (2020), "effective time management decreases stress and anxiety" as noted by the ease of mind I have when multiple tasks are due. Time management continues to drive my work shifts in the direction I like for it to go, going home on time. The saying "early bird gets the worm" means "get ahead" and getting ahead requires deliberate effort. My success in meeting the requirements of the program will have to include time management to safely balance family, work, education, and time for self. While this is an everyday challenge, it is also a necessary skill for me because it aligns with my very time-oriented, detailed-oriented, type A personality. One strategy I have not tried but now intend to add to my list is utilizing task strategy. Abernathy (2020) conducted a study on student perceptions on self-regulated learning strategies (SRLS) in the online graduate classroom. Her results yielded an increase in students' use of task strategy following implementation of setting clear rewards and consequences on task completion (p. 7, 9). This is a strategy I will implement as a positive reinforcement of recognizing my strengths and small success along the DNP journey. A lack of rewards is not motivation. Massages, as minimal as thirty minutes, or as long as two hours are great rewards to continue moving in the same manner that is yielding positive outcomes and emotions. Need Assignment Help?