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SEPTEMBER 2023 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 33 A hockey player's schedule can be quite overwhelming. Thankfully, there are many ways to help manage your time. One tip is to download a calendar app on your phone or to use a planner to organize your to-do list. great tools that you can use to organize your to-do lists. If you aren't a fan of what your phone comes equipped with, you can download countless third-party apps. Todoist, Calendly, and iStudiez are all great tools you can add to your phone. If you find the old fashion school issued planner helps you better, then, sharpen that pencil. It's good idea to use it to break down larger assignments into smaller tasks to complete each day. Be sure to write them in your planner. Another way to stay on top of things is to use a white- board calendar to put your days and weeks into perspec- tive. You can even take a picture of it and make it your phone's background for the week so you always know what's going on. Regardless of what tool you choose, you must ensure you always record due dates on your calendar and break big assignments into smaller chunks. Then, make a weekly schedule and stick to it. The saying, "Procrastination is a thief," is true. If you put things off or fall behind, you are going to get robbed of ice time. No one wants to see that happen. Remember to include some downtime, or you will set yourself up for failure. Utilize 21st Century Resources Many people argue that using technology is a form of cheating. While they are not wrong in this line of thinking, there are ways you can use technology to help you without crossing the line into cheating. For example, you can run an essay through Grammarly to check for errors. If the piece is yours, and you rely on a tool to check your work, you are simply saving time and being mindful about doing a good job. On the other hand, if you ask ChatGPT to spit out a 500- word English paper or PhotoMath to solve your algebra homework problems, you are well past the line. Remember, for every one AI tool out there to do a job for you, there are several that are trying to catch you. Schools get hundreds of emails every day about AI detection tools. It's easier to do your best, use the resources at your dispos- al, and don't enter the gray when it comes to original work. It's not worth it, and you'll have to redo the job or even worse, fail the assignment, when you get caught. 3