Time Management Terms
This is the process of dividing your day into time blocks to complete specific tasks.
What is time blocking?
The most urgent and important tasks should go in this position on your priority list.
What is first?
This common device is one of the biggest distractions for students.
This tool helps you plan your day, week, or month in advance.
What is a planner or calendar?
You have 2 hours to finish homework, but a friend texts you. What should you do?
What is ignore the text until your work is finished?
The Pomodoro Technique suggests working for this many minutes before taking a short break.
What is 25 minutes?
What is the strategy learned in class to help with prioritizing?
What is urgency, importance, effort?
Working in a quiet room with fewer distractions is called creating this type of environment.
What is a focused or productive environment?
Writing down tasks that need to be completed each day is called creating this.
What is a daily schedule?
You are overwhelmed by a big project. What strategy can help break it into smaller steps?
What is chunking a project?
These are short-term goals that you want to achieve in the next week or month.
What are short-term goals?
Choosing what tasks to focus on first is called this.
What is prioritization?
Turning off notifications while working is an example of this strategy.
What is minimizing distractions?
Writing down tasks that need to be completed each day is called creating a ______________________.
What is a daily schedule?
You keep forgetting your tasks for the day. What tool can help you stay organized?
What is a to do list or planner?
This is a list of tasks that need to be completed, often organized by importance.
What is a to do list?
This is a strategy for breaking down big tasks into smaller, more manageable steps.
What is chunking?
This technique involves setting a timer to focus on work and taking short, regular breaks.
What is the pomodoro technique?
When planning, these types of tasks should be done first—urgent or non-urgent?
What is urgent?
You spend too much time on social media. What can you do to limit this distraction?
What is turn off notifications or set a time limit?
The acronym SMART in SMART goals stands for this.
What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound?
What skill is involved with prioritizing?
A written or visual plan for avoiding distractions is called this.
What is a distraction management plan?
A weekly plan should include time for work, fun, rest, and this important activity.
What is sleep?
You have 3 assignments due tomorrow. How do you decide which one to do first?
What is prioritize the most urgent or important one?