‘Time management is the most important tool’, says Isabelli Cristhini

21/5/2025

“For us students, time management is the most important tool,” said IMPA Tech student Isabelli Cristhini da Silva. She was one of the undergraduates who took part in the talk “Time flies? Take control”, mediated by psychologist Thana Mondego, on Tuesday (20) at IMPA Tech. Promoted by the Careers and Internship Center, the event encouraged better choices for organizing time through a balanced distribution of activities throughout the day.

The chat included a general explanation of time management based on topics such as prioritizing activities, excessive demands, procrastination, distractions, social networks and mental health. Another highlight of the event was the differentiation between “being busy” and “being productive”.

“Time management is the practice of organizing and prioritizing tasks in order to be more productive and efficient. In other words, prioritizing, setting clear goals, using tools and techniques to monitor time, avoiding distractions, managing tasks well, taking breaks, balancing personal and professional life. Include a due date in activities and do only one task at a time,” explained the psychologist.

The theoretical discussion also had a practical spin-off. The students were asked to understand how they are using their time for daily activities through a questionnaire about their tasks. At the end of the practice, some undergraduates indicated a balanced routine between activities, while others recognized the need to adjust and adapt the routine.

“What I liked most about the lecture was actually understanding what’s most important, what’s urgent and analyzing the circumstantial things. If we’re focused on circumstantial things, we’re not very productive, for example. The idea of the lecture is to reconcile this very well, what is really important for our day-to-day lives and to understand how to dedicate part of our time to attending to the urgencies that arise,” said student Joênio Martins.

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