What is your primary learning style? Are you someone who writes things down? Or do you need to see something in order to remember it? Or maybe you're a visual learner who benefits from seeing time.
If you remember what is said to you and frequently set auditory reminders, you may be an auditory learner. You will want to hear time.
If you want to be shown how to do something and then get a chance to try that thing, you might be a kinesthetic learner. You will benefit from feeling time.
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Visual Learners: Try this
See it. TimeTimer is a timer for visual learners. It shows the visible lapse of time. It comes in all sizes and is also available as an app or watch.
Slow it. Liquid timers are visual and often appeal to people with inattentive ADHD, as they tend to move slowly.
Move it. Sand timers, also visual, are often effective for people with hyperactive-impulsive ADHD because they move quickly.
Light it. The Taylor Multi Alert Digital Timer lights up and vibrates, making it ideal for visual learners.
Color it. The Skywin Classroom Timer is a timer for kids that builds in transition time when you set the alarm (one quarter of the actual time). The timer itself looks like a horizontal traffic light. When you set the alarm the green light turns on. When the transition time starts the yellow light turns on. When the actual alarm goes off the red light flashes until you press it down. Fun for any age!
Quiet it. Depending on the task, many visual learners will stay on task if they can work in a quiet environment. Noise cancelling headphones or earbuds can make a difference.
Auditory Learners: Try this
Set it. Set alarms on your phone to time yourself. These can also be used as reminders.
Ask it. Use Alexa or another digital assistant to give you reminders.
Hear it. Consider the Ticktime Pomodorro Productive Cube, which allows you to hear time.
Create it. Creating a song loop can help children move through a routine. Use a different song for each step of the routine.
Prevent it. Use noise cancelling headphones or earbuds to limit auditory distractions such as chairs moving or the scratching of pencils on paper.
Recall it. Ask a friend to verbally remind you when it's time to wrap up a task.
Review it. Review what you have to do in a day verbally and out loud.
Kinesthetic Learners: Try this
Feel it. Set your Smart Watch to vibrate to feel alarms and notifications.
Band it. There are armbands for your phone that could be useful if you move around a lot in your job. This allows you to feel time.
Wear it. Consider wearable timers that vibrate to remind you what time it is.
Notice it. The X-Wlang 3 in 1 Alert Timer vibrates, beeps and flashes, making it easy to notice.
Ask yourself
What is my primary learning style?
How can I use it to better manage time?
Not sure what your learning style is? Schedule a free consultation for help finding out!
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