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Developing good time management skills is key to successful completion of an online degree or other distance learning program.

If you are like me, you are juggling many different responsibilities every day. You have work, family, social, and community obligations. So how do you fit in an online degree program?

Accredited online degree programs are not pay and get your diploma plans. You still have to spend time studying, and often have the same type of homework assignments as you would have with on-campus programs. Still you do it at your own pace, whenever and wherever you have the time and a computer with an Internet connection.

Here are 3 tips for better time management:

1. Make a schedule every week - Schedule out your entire week. Block out time for work, time with family, any other pressing obligations, and time for study.
2. Learn to utilize downtime to study. Let’s say you have to take the kids to soccer practice or dance lessons. Take your study materials along, and use the time you are waiting for the kids to study.
3. Learn to say no. It’s a very simple thing, and yet so difficult for most of us. Often we get requests to help with a community project, something for a neighbor or family member, or other request for our time. If it is something that you really want to do, then do it. However, if you are doing it even though you don’t want to, think again. It’s really ok to say “no”.

Random Words of Wisdom: Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.