Achieving Objectives Through Time Management, Fifth Edition

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1 Quick Quiz

Jot down the answers to the following questions on Achieving Objectives Through Time Management.

1.

Write down a brief definition of 'managing time'. One or two sentences will do.

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2.

List two kinds of 'activity trap'.

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3.

What's the difference between a crisis and a high priority task?

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4.

'If you have a time management problem, you will certainly know you have.' Is this statement true, or false?

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5.

Write down two undesirable results of crisis management.

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6.

We discussed three steps for getting out of an activity trap. Two were: 'Set goals' and 'Choose priorities'. What was the third?

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7.

In the stages of decision making: knowledge, objectives, alternatives, look ahead, action, what does the first stage - knowledge - mean?

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8.

What does 'look ahead' mean?

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9.

What are SMART objectives?

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10.

Give an example of a habit that can help in the management of time.

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11.

Define 'urgent'.

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12.

Define 'important'.

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13.

On the time management grid, what are the risks associated with tasks that appear in the 'high urgency and high importance' quadrant?

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14.

On the time management grid, what are the risks associated with tasks that appear in the 'low urgency and low importance' quadrant?

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15.

Name two kinds of people who might benefit from a list system.

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16.

Lastly, how...

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