Time and Task Management Flashcards
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A client sends five 'urgent' requests on the same morning while you have a scheduled deliverable due at noon. What is the best first step?
Answer: Ask the client to clarify true priority and deadlines for each request
Clarifying real priorities prevents wasting effort on tasks that only appear urgent.
Which technique involves grouping similar tasks together to reduce context switching?
Answer: Task batching
Task batching handles like activities in one session, reducing the cost of switching focus.
In the Eisenhower Matrix, a task that is urgent but not important should ideally be:
Answer: Delegated
Urgent-but-not-important tasks are good candidates for delegation.
What is the main purpose of a 'buffer' between scheduled tasks?
Answer: To absorb overruns and unexpected interruptions
Buffers keep small delays from cascading into a ruined schedule.
A recurring weekly report takes you an hour each time. What is the most efficient long-term improvement?
Answer: Create a reusable template or automate the data pull
Templating or automating recurring work compounds time savings every cycle.
Which is the best way to handle a task you keep postponing?
Answer: Break it into a small first step you can start now
Breaking a daunting task into a tiny starting action reduces procrastination.
When tracking billable time across multiple clients, the most reliable method is to:
Answer: Log time as you work using a tracking tool
Real-time logging produces accurate, defensible time records.