Time Management For Students Flashcards
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In the Eisenhower Matrix, tasks that are both urgent and important should be:
Answer: Done immediately
The Eisenhower Matrix sorts tasks by urgency and importance; tasks in the 'urgent and important' quadrant require immediate action, unlike tasks that are important but not urgent, which should be scheduled.
What is 'time blocking' as a scheduling method?
Answer: Assigning specific blocks of time on a calendar to specific tasks or activities
Time blocking involves dividing your day into dedicated segments, each assigned to a specific task, subject, or activity, which reduces decision fatigue and multitasking.
Why is breaking a large assignment into smaller milestones generally more effective than treating it as one big task?
Answer: It reduces overwhelm and creates natural checkpoints to track progress
Breaking work into milestones makes a large task feel more manageable, provides clear progress markers, and helps prevent the paralysis that often comes from facing an undefined, large workload.
What does the term 'time audit' refer to in time management?
Answer: Tracking how you actually spend your time over a period to identify patterns and waste
A time audit involves recording how time is actually spent (often for a week), which reveals where time is lost to distractions and helps a student plan a more realistic schedule.
Which of the following best describes 'Parkinson's Law' as it applies to student schedules?
Answer: Work expands to fill the time available for its completion
Parkinson's Law states that work expands to fill the time allotted, meaning a task given a week will often take a week even if it could be done in two days, which is why setting shorter, realistic deadlines can boost efficiency.
What is the main risk of multitasking while studying, such as texting while reading a textbook?
Answer: It increases the time needed to complete tasks and reduces comprehension due to attention-switching costs
Cognitive research shows that what feels like multitasking is actually rapid task-switching, and each switch carries a cognitive cost that slows completion time and reduces how deeply material is processed.