Exam 16: Developing Good Work Habits

Personal productivity will often be lowered by enabling beeps and alerts that float on your screen to announce the arrival of e-mails or the fact that somebody in your Skype network is now online.

The following statement would probably help an individual minimize procrastination on a report: "I hope to have this report to you by Friday."

A time-and-activity chart is particularly useful in ________.

A useful contributor to work streamlining is to eliminate tasks that do not add value, such as increasing revenue or decreasing costs.

Candy correctly calculates the cost of procrastination when she says, "If I am four days late in returning this rental car, it will costs me a penalty of $250. So, I'm going to return the car when it is due."

The key to concentrating on important tasks is to ________.

A task is often procrastinated because it ________.

A potential danger noted with information technology-related productivity tools is that fiddling with these tools becomes an end in itself, rather than accomplishing assigned tasks.

Developing a mission statement tends to lower productivity because a mission statement is too far removed from daily work activities.

According to the Energy Project, a recommended way of boosting your energy is to alternate between periods of intense focus and taking appropriate rest pauses.