Time Wasters & Fixes
To tame news, email, and social media, the article suggests batching them into this kind of scheduled block.
What is administrative time (time-blocking/batching)?
Procrastination is this kind of behavior—you’re ______the task even though it matters.
What is avoidance behavior
“Deep work” means long stretches of focus in this kind of environment.
What is a quiet, distraction-free setting?
The two axes of the Eisenhower Matrix.
What are importance and urgency?
Hermione’s magical scheduling device in Prisoner of Azkaban.
What is a Time-Turner?
“Dead time” (like commuting) is perfect for these smaller, less-intense tasks.
What are quick/low-effort tasks?
Two common feelings that tag along with procrastination. Name one.
What is guilt or fear of failing?
The state where time seems to disappear during deep focus.
What is flow?
Top-left quadrant (high-high) = this action.
What is “Do” first (Priority 1)?
In Groundhog Day, Phil masters this instrument with infinite practice.
What is the piano?
When scheduling with 80/20 in mind, leave ample time for this.
What are refinement, corrections, and feedback?
Step one to beat procrastination: build this about when and how it’s happening.
What is awareness (then intervene)?
Best time of day the article suggests for deep work (before checking messages).
What is the morning?
Top-right (important, not urgent) = this action.
What is schedule it (Priority 2)?
he Marvel gem Doctor Strange protects to, uh, manage time literally.
What is the Time Stone?
Feeling disorganized? Do this for ~30 minutes at day’s end.
What is plan the next day / organize your system?
This therapy showed the strongest evidence for reducing procrastination.
What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Like training a muscle, deep work needs this recovery ingredient.
What is sufficient rest/sleep?
Bottom-left (urgent, not important) = this action.
What is delegate (Priority 3)?
This BBC time traveler’s blue box makes “meeting runs” very… flexible.
Who is the Doctor (with the TARDIS)?
Stuck procrastinating? The article’s micro-starter: do this for just five minutes.
What is just start on the task for five minutes?
Besides CBT, training in these two areas helped—especially inside a CBT framework.
What are strengths and assertiveness?
Name one starter rule to build deep-work skill.
What is protect uninterrupted blocks / do it in the morning / plan rest?
Bottom-right (not important, not urgent) = this action.
What is delete or save for downtime (Priority 4)?
In Back to the Future, Doc says the DeLorean has to hit this speed to travel through time.
What is 88 miles per hour?