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Time Management Quiz

1) Effective time management requires...
a) Clear, measurable goals.
b) An ability to prioritise and set boundaries.
c) The allocation of "downtime" as well as the scheduling of work tasks.
d) All of the above.

2) One of the easiest ways to lose time is to...
a) Refuse to take time to relax.
b) Take time to meditate.
c) Spend time with children.
d) Regularly indulge in a favourite hobby.

3) When selecting between tasks it is best to prioritise...
a) The urgent but unimportant tasks.
b) The important tasks.
c) The important and urgent tasks.
d) The unimportant but easy to do tasks.

4) A key skill in time management is...
a) Knowing how to keep going no matter what the cost.
b) Knowing when to give up and run for cover.
c) Knowing who can't say "No" when you delegate to them.
d) Knowing how to ask for help.

5) Good time management is essentially about understanding...
a) How to manage your own own thoughts and emotions.
b) How to make others do what you want.
c) Which diary and database systems are best for the job you do.
d) What you can get away with before anyone notices.

6) The best reason for refusing to do a task is...
a) You've had enough of being asked to do things.
b) It wasn't previously agreed upon.
c) You don't want to drop another task.
d) It adds no value to your professional or personal life.

7) Key signs that your time management approach needs reviewing include...
a) Good relationships, a healthy body and an active social life.
b) Regular panic attacks, a messy desk and the constant wish to retire early.
c) Happiness with your working hours and a boss who communicates her expectations clearly.
d) Regular holidays, great team morale and a sense of fulfilment at work.

8) An effective time manager has meetings...
a) On a regular basis, whether they're needed or not.
b) Only when there is a crisis looming.
c) Never, they do all communication by phone or computer.
d) When the value of the meeting can be clearly identified by everyone who attends.

9) When under pressure, the best way to get things done is to...
a) Get someone you respect to coach you out of the sense of pressure.
b) Take regular smoking breaks and have a drink at lunchtime.
c) Sleep only when you really have to.
d) Make lots of "To Do" lists.

10) Regular procrastination is a sign that...
a) You're a failure and can't be trusted to meet deadlines.
b) There's an internal values conflict that needs addressing.
c) You are spiritually free of attachment to the concept of time.
c) You should blame your past for developing this trait.

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