IB: How to Manage Your Time in International Baccalaureate (IB)

In the crazy world of IB, you are probably all wondering how to manage your time, how to deal with the stress and just plainly how to keep from being a caffeine craving zombie. So read on for some good tips steps and pointers that will make your life a tad bit easier.

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Plan. Know what you have to accomplish and plan your time accordingly. It is always smart to be quick and efficient in performing your planned tasks.Even though some of us believe in perfecting our assignments over and over until the last minute, it is most advisable to sit down, write it up, proofread and submit.Remember getting the assignment in on time is more important than writing the best report of your life.
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Balance. Leave time for fun things to do with friends, such as go to movies, spend time out at the beach...and meditation. With rewards like this you will self-motivate yourself to keep up the good work so you can maintain a good and healthy social life. Because who know how long it is before the IB apocalypse turns you into one of them zombies, functioning on caffeine and modafinil.
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Get Smart. Even though planning is a crucial step on the road to success, people often fail at it. Mostly because they're schedule or organisational tactics are unrealistic. Quit being hard on yourself! Know yourself and what your limitations are before allocating the whole IB portion for yourself to finish in a single week. Instead plan smart. If you realize that once you get home and unwind on your bed, it is likely that you can't be made to move for the next 2 hours, Stay in School....This has helped millions! At the end of school, after you bid farewell to the rest of the nerds, get back into the Library, open your books and get some serious studying/homework done. In this way as soon as you get home, you have plenty of time to indulge in whatever you want to do. Whether it's more studying, or watching movies, or visiting your grandma. Now you have all the time in the world!
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Procrastination. You see all the time people plan on doing things and bail out on it. You will accomplish nothing if you do not follow through on what you have planned.
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Communication. Conversing with your friends and classmates may be the key to your success. This way you are able to be fully aware on homework, due dates, and anything else that you might have questions about Consider getting a journal which you can fill up with the important things in your life. Of course what can be more important than the assignments you have due tomorrow.Also talking with your parents is never a bad thing when coming to schoolwork and IB.They might want to have a heads-up before you go ahead and hunt up the spider you've been saving for your transformation.(using animals for experimentation purpose is against the ethics of the International Baccalaureate.Just by the way.)