Since the beginning of creation, mankind has been obsessed with this intangible substance called time. Even more so, the human race has been obsessed with what that time is filled with.

There are various paths that you can take when planning what to do with your day. You can be the "super adult" who spends the entire day cleaning, running errands, making preparations for upcoming activities and the list goes on.

On the contrary, you can easily spend your day napping, indulging in junk food, binging on Netflix and staying up doing pretty much nothing until the sun comes up.

Having a balance of work and play is one of the most important, yet one of the most difficult, things for us to do. Prioritizing our time when we don't have a specific schedule already laid out for us can be a little tricky at first, but once you put these three tips into practice, time management just might be a little easier for you!

1. Listen to your gut
Humans are instinctual beings. It's important to listen to that voice in your head or follow that feeling in your gut. Realistically, we know when there are certain things that we need to do. Without someone standing over you and telling you, you know that you need to write that essay before class tomorrow, or you need to iron your clothes for the next day. When you're having trouble deciding between doing the responsible thing or having fun, listen to your gut and get the hard stuff out of the way first.

2. Write out what you need to do
Making an outline of what you need to do helps tremendously. For some, it may be difficult to just have a mental list of what you need or want to get done. Using your phone's calendar or buying a cute planner can help you visually put into perspective how you need to plan out your day.

3. Don't over-commit
This point is definitely a crucial one. As hard as it is to turn certain things down, you have to remember that there are only 24 hours in a day and at least eight of those need to be spent sleeping. Don't let your mouth be quicker then your brain. Don't immediately say yes to doing something or being somewhere before you actually think about whether it's possible for you to commit to that thing.

These three points go hand-in-hand and need each other to have a smoothly facilitated day. In no way am I exempt from listening to my own advice because anyone who knows me knows I definitely over commit. If we hold each other accountable when we may be over-committing or wasting our day away doing nothing, we just might see that we have even more time in the day then we thought!