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Time Management & Prioritization Flashcards

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  1. You have three deadlines today: a client report (high impact, due in 2 hours), a team check-in (low impact, due in 1 hour), and an internal survey (low impact, due end of day). What is the BEST approach?

    Answer: Complete the client report first, then attend the check-in, then the survey

    High-impact tasks should be prioritized over low-impact ones regardless of which deadline comes first.

  2. Which scheduling technique involves blocking dedicated time on your calendar for focused, uninterrupted work on a specific task?

    Answer: Time blocking

    Time blocking reserves specific calendar slots for specific tasks, protecting focus time from interruptions.

  3. A colleague keeps interrupting you with non-urgent questions throughout the day. The MOST efficient time management response is to:

    Answer: Set designated 'office hours' or a specific time for non-urgent questions

    Batching non-urgent interruptions into scheduled windows protects focused work time while still addressing colleagues' needs.

  4. The '2-minute rule' in time management states that if a task takes less than 2 minutes, you should:

    Answer: Do it immediately rather than deferring it

    The 2-minute rule (from Getting Things Done) holds that doing a quick task immediately is faster than the overhead of tracking and revisiting it.

  5. When using the MoSCoW method for prioritization, what does the 'S' stand for?

    Answer: Should have

    MoSCoW stands for Must have, Should have, Could have, and Won't have — a framework for prioritizing project requirements.

  6. You are assigned five tasks with equal deadlines. How should you determine which to tackle first?

    Answer: Assess each task's impact on key goals and start with the highest-impact one

    When deadlines are equal, prioritizing by impact on key goals ensures the most valuable work gets done first.

  7. Which of the following is the PRIMARY downside of multitasking on complex cognitive tasks?

    Answer: It increases total time spent due to context-switching costs

    Research shows that switching between complex tasks incurs cognitive switching costs that significantly reduce overall efficiency.