With so many distractions, how do students prioritize tasks, manage their days, and self-regulate their time to achieve successful academic performance? Prioritizing delegates tasks in order of importance, and in conjunction, time management governs the schedule. Time management is one aspect of self-regulation that students DO have control over (Wolters & Brady). Finally, this structure provides choice for students to self-regulate daily rhythms. The inability for students to effectively self-regulate their time is a phenomenon that every college professor recognizes in their students. For this reason, First Year Seminars, First Year Experience courses, and Study Skills courses, directly address time management to improve students’ time prioritization in an attempt for students to succeed, persist, and graduate. One non-academic pitfall of student learning and success is the failure to find motivation to complete major tasks during their day (Tracy 3). Students struggle to self-regulate the use of time: to “take an active, purposeful role in managing their own studying, learning, or academic engagement” (Liu, et al). Competition exists balancing studies with external distractions such as social pursuits, gaming, and phone use (Adams & Blair). Research indicates that an effective form of self-regulation includes developing a strategic learning approach, where students increase awareness of the steps necessary to succeed academically (Liu et al). In addition, for students to self-regulate and adopt time efficiency, they must adopt three assumptions: be cognizant of time, understand what fills their time, and determine positive working habits (Adams & Blair). So, what is the answer to changing this crisis? This presentation will explore strategies to address practical methods students (and faculty) can implement to self-regulate priorities, and take control of time including implementing the Eisenhower decision matrix, time boxing, practicing techniques such as eat the frog or slicing the salami, or simply keeping a calendar or planner to facilitate organization. Quality instruction paired with motivational mentoring provides an opportunity for students to develop tools and skills for academic success.