Achieving Objectives Through Time Management, Fifth Edition

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... |