For anyone juggling emails, meetings and deadlines: priorities, interruptions and productivity techniques. 12 questions, about 8 minutes.
Domanda 1 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
In the Eisenhower matrix, what should you do right away?
- What is urgent and important
- What is important but due in months
- What is neither urgent nor important
- What is urgent but not very important
Domanda 2 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
An important but not urgent task, such as updating a procedure, should according to the matrix be...
- Done during breaks
- Necessarily delegated
- Eliminated
- Planned in advance
Domanda 3 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
A request that is urgent but not very important for your role, such as booking a meeting room, should generally be...
- Put at the top of your priorities
- Postponed to the end of the month
- Delegated if possible
- Ignored
Domanda 4 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
What tends to happen when you do several tasks at once?
- You work twice as fast
- Concentration drops and errors increase
- Quality improves
- You learn more easily
Domanda 5 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
How does the Pomodoro technique work?
- 25 minutes of focused work followed by a short break
- A whole day without breaks
- Ten minutes of work and a half-hour break
- An hour of work and a lunch break
Domanda 6 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
You've received dozens of email notifications while writing a report. What is most effective?
- Moving the report to the next day
- Keeping your email open on two screens
- Replying to every message as soon as it arrives
- Turning off notifications and checking email at set times
Domanda 7 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
What does Parkinson's law state?
- Urgent tasks are the most important
- More people always shorten timelines
- Work expands to fill the time available
- Every project costs twice as much as planned
Domanda 8 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
A big task has you stuck and you've put it off for days. What helps?
- Waiting until you have more energy
- Breaking it into small tasks and starting with the first
- Asking for an extension regardless
- Adding more tasks to distract yourself
Domanda 9 · Scelta singola · 30s · 1 pt
What does someone who uses time blocking do?
- Reserves slots in the calendar for specific tasks
- Does everything at the last minute
- Works only at night
- Removes meetings from the calendar
Domanda 10 · Vero / Falso · 30s · 1 pt
Replying immediately to every email increases productivity.
Domanda 11 · Vero / Falso · 30s · 1 pt
It is best to schedule the most demanding tasks for the hours when you are most focused.
Domanda 12 · Scelta multipla · 30s · 1 pt
Which practices make a meeting more effective?
- Sending a summary afterwards with actions and owners
- Defining a goal and an agenda
- Leaving the duration open-ended
- Inviting as many people as possible