Julie Chen - A Study of Time (Final)

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A Study of Time JULIE CHEN SENIOR TESIS JESSICA IRISH I I

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Transcript of Julie Chen - A Study of Time (Final)

A S t u d y o f T i m eJ U L I E C H E N S E N I O R T E S I S J E S S I C A I R I S HI I

All that really belongs to us is time, even one who has nothing else has that.“ ”

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I ’ m l e a r n i n g a b o u t t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n h u m a n b e h a v i o r a n d t i m e , b e c a u s e I w a n t t o f i n d o u t w h a t a r e s o m e o f t h e f a c t o r s t h a t i n f l u e n c e t h e w a y p e o p l e s p e n d t h e i r t i m e , i n o r d e r t o i m p r o v e a t i m e m a n a g e m e n t t o o l t h a t I a m d e s i g n i n g .

P R E C E D E N T S : D A V I D S E A H ’ S P R O D U C T I V I T Y T O O L S / O N E D A Y C L O C K

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R E S E A R C H : S U R V E Y

DO YOU SEE YOURSELF A GOOD TIME MANAGER?

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BESIDES SCHOOL/WORK,HOW DO YOU SPEND THE MOST OF YOUR TIME ON?

INTERESTS

HABITSACTIVITIES

OTHERS

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DO YOU KEEP A CALENDAR OR AGENDA?

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OR AGENDA TO MANAGE YOUR TIME? IF YES, DO YOU FOLLOW YOUR CALENDAR

HOW DO YOU DEFINE TIME OF A DAY?

BY HOUR

BY LIFESTYLEBY PERiOD OF TIME

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IS THERE A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIMETHAT YOU LIKE? WHEN IS IT?

6AM-10AM 0%

11AM-12PM 8%

3PM-6PM 28%

7PM-10PM 28%

11pm-1am 31%

2am-5am 5%

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Get a new student id (409)

Buy Material for Corporate Id classGrocery Shopping: Eggs, Milk, Gala Apples White Toast

Buy lightbul 15/60

Buy lightbul 15/60

Print muffin/corn package

Blog about timeline

Blog about timelinePrototype development

Collab reading response: 4

Collab reading response: 1(due Wed)

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4:30 Appointment with Brian(ask about independent study)

F o r m y s e c o n d p r o t o t y p e , I d i d s o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r t o m y f i r s t o n e , b u t i n a o p p o s i t e w a y . T h i s p l a n n e r a l l o w s u s e r s t o p l a n t h e i r d a i l y s c h e d u l e w h i l e f i l t e r o u t t h i n g s t h a t u n a c h i e v e d .

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“I’ll start early this time.”

“I’ve got to start soon.”

“There’s still time.”

“There’s something wrong.”

“To do or Not to do?”

A s a s e c o n d r e s e a r c h , I r e a d P r o c r a s t i n a t i o n i n o r d e r t o a p p r o a c h m y t h e s i s f r o m a d i f f e r e n t p e r s e p c t i v e . T h e C y c l e o f P r o c r a s t i n a t i o n m e n t i o n e d b y D r . J a n e B u r k a i s a t h e o r y o f p h y c h o l o g i c a l p r o c e s s o f p r o c r a s t i n a t o r .

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F o r m y f i r s t p r o t o t y p e , I d i d a p l a n n e r w h i c h a l l o w u s e r s t o p l a n t h e i r T o - d o l i s t d u r i n g t h e d a y . M e a n w h i l e , t h e y a r e a b l e t o c a l c u l a t e t h e d u r i a t i o n t h a t t h e y ’ v e u s e d t i m e e f f i c i e n t l y .

F o r m y t h i r d p r o t o t y p e , I t r i e d a d i f f e r e n t s o l u t i o n . T h i s c h a r t i s d e s i g n e d f o r a p o r t a b l e d e v i c e f o r u s e r s t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e i r d a i l y s c h e d u l e s . T h e d e v i c e w i l l h e l p u s e r s t o u n d e r s t a n d a n d l e a r n w h a t a r e t h e y s u p p o s e b e d o i n g d u r i n g t h e d a y i n s t e a d o f c a r i n g a b o u t s p e c i f i c t i m e . I d i v i d e d d a i l y s c h e d u l e i n t o 8 d i f f e r e n t c a t e g o r i e s f o r u s e r s t o b u i l d a n d p l a n o u t t h e i r o w n s c h e d u l e .

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THURA s t h e u s e r s p u t t h e i r c u s t o m i z e d d a i l y s c h e d u l e o n t h e d e v i c e , t h e w h i t e b l o c k w i l l m o v e a u t o m a t i c a l l y l i k e a c l o c k t o r e m i n d u s e r s w h a t a r e t h e y s u p p o s e b e d o i n g f o r a c e r t a i n p e r i o d o f t i m e .

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A s a s e c o n d r e s e a r c h , I r e a d P r o c r a s t i n a t i o n i n o r d e r t o a p p r o a c h m y t h e s i s f r o m a d i f f e r e n t p e r s e p c t i v e . T h e C y c l e o f P r o c r a s t i n a t i o n m e n t i o n e d b y D r . J a n e B u r k a i s a t h e o r y o f p h y c h o l o g i c a l p r o c e s s o f p r o c r a s t i n a t o r .

F o r f u t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t , I w o u l d l i k e t o p u t t h e d e v i c e o n a c c e s s o r i e s s u c h a s w a t c h , n e c k l a c e o r r i n g . I a m a l s o c o n s i d e r i n g t o d e v e l p e i t a s a n a p p .

F o r m y t h i r d p r o t o t y p e , I t r i e d a d i f f e r e n t s o l u t i o n . T h i s c h a r t i s d e s i g n e d f o r a p o r t a b l e d e v i c e f o r u s e r s t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e i r d a i l y s c h e d u l e s . T h e d e v i c e w i l l h e l p u s e r s t o u n d e r s t a n d a n d l e a r n w h a t a r e t h e y s u p p o s e b e d o i n g d u r i n g t h e d a y i n s t e a d o f c a r i n g a b o u t s p e c i f i c t i m e . I d i v i d e d d a i l y s c h e d u l e i n t o 8 d i f f e r e n t c a t e g o r i e s f o r u s e r s t o b u i l d a n d p l a n o u t t h e i r o w n s c h e d u l e .

I h a d a b s o l u t e l y n o i d e a w h a t I w a s g o i n g t o d o f o r m y t h e s i s i n l a t e A u g u s t . I h a d a c o u p l e i d e a s i n m i n d b u t I d i d n ' t r e a l l y h a v e a t o p i c . T h e n I f i g u r e d o u t t h i s i s s e m e s t e r i s m o r e a b o u t t h e p r o c e s s o f r e s e a r c h i n g a n d f i g u r i n g d e s i g n p r o b l e m s . I l o o k e d a t m y d o m a i n m a p a n d t r i e d t o f i n d a g e n r e t h a t I m o s t d e s i r e d t o d o . T h e n I t h o u g h t a b o u t t i m e b e i n g o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g s i n o u r l i v e s , i t w o u l d b e a g o o d t o p i c i f I c o u l d c o m e u p a w a y t o d o c u m e n t t i m e .

O n c e I h a d m y t o p i c , I w a s e x c i t e d t o j u m p i n t o m y n e x t s t e p : W h a t s h o u l d I m a k e ? F o r t h e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f t h e s e m e s t e r , I w a s n ’ t s u r e a b o u t m y t h e s i s s t a t e m e n t u n t i l I d e c i d e d t o d e s i g n a d e v i c e f o r d o c u m e n t i n g t i m e . I w o u l d s a y m y d e s i g n p r o c e s s d i d n ’ t g o w e l l a s I t h o u g h t i t c o u l d b e . S o f a r I h a v e t h r e e p r o t o t y p e s , a n d h o n e s t l y n o n e o f t h e m r e a l l y w o r k a s a d e s i g n p i e c e , w h i c h r e a l l y m a d e m e f r u s t r a t e d . I g u e s s t h a t ’ s b e c a u s e I s p e n t t o o m u c h t i m e o n f i g u r i n g o u t s o l u t i o n s a n d s p e n t t o o l i t t l e t i m e o n r e s e a r c h i n g a n d b u i l d i n g p r o t o t y p e s , w h i c h r e a l l y s u p p o s e t o b e o t h e r w a y a r o u n d .

I w o u l d s a y t h e b i g g e s t c h a n g e f o r m e d u r i n g t h e s e m e s t e r i s I l e a r n e d h o w t o a p p r o a c h m y t h e s i s p r o j e c t s f r o m d i f f e r e n t p e r s p e c t i v e s . E v e n t h o u g h I d i d n ’ t a p p l y t h e s e p e r s p e c t i v e s i n t i m e , I l e a r n e d t h a t i t w a s n o t e n o u g h t o t h i n k a d e s i g n p r o b l e m t h e w a y i t i s . W h a t I s h o u l d h a v e d o n e i s t o e x p e n d m y r e s e a r c h o n t h e t o p i c a n d r e a l l y f i n d a d e s i g n p r o b l e m . N o w I k n o w h o w t o a p p r o a c h m y t h e s i s p r o j e c t , I w o n ’ t w a s t e m y t i m e o n s o l u t i o n b u t s p e n d m o r e t i m e o n h o w t o s o l v e t h e d e s i g n p r o b l e m s .

I ’ v e b e e n r e a d i n g P r o c r a s t i n a t i o n b y J a n e B u r k a a n d L e n o r a Y u e n s i n c e T h a n k s g i v i n g b r e a k b e c a u s e I f e l t i t i s r e l e v a n t t o m y t h e s i s . T h e b o o k t a l k s a b o u t t i m e f r o m a p s y c h o l o g i c a l p o i n t o f v i e w , w h i c h i s r e a l l y u s e f u l f o r m y t h e s i s p r o j e c t . I t w o u l d b e g r e a t i f m y t o p i c i n c l u d e s a s e c o n d t h e o r y . I ’ m a l s o g o i n g t o l o o k a t M a r k L o m b a r d i a n d E d w a r d T u f t e ’ s w o r k a n d h o p e f u l l y g e t m o r e i n s p i r a t i o n s .

I g o t a l o t o f g r e a t f e e d b a c k f r o m t h e l a s t c r i t i q u e , w h i c h a l s o m a d e m e d e c i d e d t o b r i n g m y t o p i c b a c k t o g r a p h i c - b a s e d m e d i u m . D u r i n g m y w i n t e r b r e a k , I h o p e t o e x p e n d m y r e s e a r c h i n t e r m s o f d i f f e r e n t d o c u m e n t a t i o n s o f t i m e a s w e l l a s t h e m e t h o d s o f i m a g i n g t i m e . I n f o r m a t i o n d e s i g n i s n o w o n e o f t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s f o r m y s o l u t i o n o u t c o m e . A n d s i n c e m y t a r g e t a u d i e n c e i s P a r s o n s s t u d e n t s , I ’ m l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o s e e h o w s t u d e n t s f r o m d i f f e r e n t m a j o r s v a l u e t h e i r t i m e . I ’ l l b e i n t e r v i e w i n g t h e m a n d u s e t h e i r v a l u a t i o n s a s o n e o f t h e e l e m e n t s f o r m y p r o j e c t a n d h o p e f u l l y t h i s w i l l a d d m o r e v a r i e t y t o m y p r o j e c t .

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