CBSE Class 10 · Artificial Intelligence · board exam 2027
Chapter 2: Self-Management Skills-II — notes
The chapter’s 5 parts in the book’s order — the first idea of each and the points Medha Ma’am writes on the board — and the summary at the end. The full lesson and a check question for each part are in the app.
1. Stress and Stress Management
Okay, so — have you ever felt worried before an exam?
- • Stress = reaction to stressors (demands/threats)
- • ABC: Adversity, Beliefs, Consequences
- • Step 1: Be aware of stress
- • Step 2: Identify the cause
- • Step 3: Apply management methods
- • Techniques: time mgmt, exercise, diet, positivity, sleep, holidays
2. Self-awareness: Strength and Weakness Analysis
Okay, so let's talk about self-awareness.
- • Self-awareness: knowing your strengths and weaknesses
- • Knowing yourself: background, likes/dislikes, values, beliefs, opinions
- • Strength example: play guitar very well
- • Weakness example: difficulty in mathematics
- • Interests: what you like to do
- • Abilities: capacity to do a task with proficiency
3. Self-motivation
Think of the hare and tortoise story — the tortoise won because it never thought less of itself and stayed motivated even though it was lagging behind.
- • Self-motivation = force within you that drives you
- • Internal Motivation = LOVE (happy, healthy)
- • External Motivation = REWARD (respect, recognition)
- • 4 steps: Find strengths → Set goals → Develop plan → Stay loyal
4. Self-regulation: Goal Setting with SMART Goals
If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there, so in life you need a clear vision of what you will do.
- • Goals = dreams with a deadline
- • Goal setting = list goals + plan to achieve them
- • SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time bound
- • Example: lose 10kg in next 6 months (Time bound)
5. Self-regulation: Time Management
Okay, so remember Sameer, who always postponed things?
- • Time management = plan and control how you spend your hours
- • 4 steps: Organise, Prioritise, Control, Track
- • Organise: plan activities, clean surroundings
- • Prioritise: rank tasks by importance
- • Control: avoid time wasters
- • Track: note where time was spent
Summary
Okay, so let's look back at everything we covered in this chapter. We started with stress management. There, you learnt what stress and stressors are, the ABC of stress management, and three steps, along with some techniques to manage stress. Then we moved to self-awareness. You learnt how to know yourself better, through strength and weakness analysis — and how to tell apart your interests from your abilities. After that came self-motivation. Remember the hare and tortoise story? From it, you learnt about internal motivation, LOVE, and external motivation, REWARD, and the four steps to build motivation. Next was self-regulation through goal setting. You learnt the SMART method — Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time bound. And finally, self-regulation through time management. You learnt four steps there too — Organise, Prioritise, Control and Track — through Sameer's story, about why doing things on time matters so much. That's a lot of ground we've covered, isn't it? Now, tell me — out of all these skills, which one do you think you already use the most in your daily life?
Ask Medha · Medha Ma’am — CBSE Class 10 Artificial Intelligence, Chapter 2. Written from the textbook, checked twice.
Questions parents and students ask
- How do I get the "Self-Management Skills-II" notes as a PDF?
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