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Time Management Strategies Flashcards

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  1. A client frequently says yes to requests and then feels overwhelmed. Which time management skill should the coach build first?

    Answer: Boundary setting and assertive refusal

    Learning to say no or negotiate requests is foundational to protecting time for high-priority commitments.

  2. According to the Pomodoro Technique, what happens after four consecutive work intervals?

    Answer: A longer break of 15–30 minutes

    After four 25-minute Pomodoros, Francesco Cirillo's method prescribes a longer break to allow deeper mental recovery.

  3. Which strategy addresses the tendency for work to fill all available time regardless of actual complexity?

    Answer: Parkinson's Law mitigation — setting artificial deadlines

    Parkinson's Law states work expands to fill the time allotted; setting tighter self-imposed deadlines counteracts this inflation.

  4. A coaching client wants to stop losing time to disorganized email. The BEST first recommendation is:

    Answer: Designate two or three specific email-processing windows daily

    Batching email into set processing windows prevents reactive context-switching and reclaims deep-work time.

  5. In the context of time management coaching, 'decision fatigue' refers to:

    Answer: Declining quality of decisions after making many choices

    Decision fatigue means the quality of decisions deteriorates as the number of daily decisions increases, depleting mental resources.

  6. A client's weekly review reveals 60% of time spent on administrative tasks yielding little value. The coach should guide the client to:

    Answer: Automate, delegate, or batch those tasks to reclaim high-value time

    A strategic response to low-value time sinks is to automate, delegate, or batch them rather than eliminate or ignore them.

  7. The 'capture' step in David Allen's GTD methodology serves primarily to:

    Answer: Remove all open loops from the mind into a trusted external system

    Capturing every open loop into an external system frees mental RAM and reduces cognitive load from trying to remember everything.