Time Waster?
Part One: How Well Do I Save Time?
Give yourself 2 points for each of the following habits you have.
1. I take advantage of my learning style. I know the strategies that help me to learn best and I use them.
0
2. I have a monthly calendar to help me keep track of my activities and obligations.
0
3. I have a weekly calendar to help me keep track of my activities and obligations.
0
4. Every morning I write down a list of the things I have to do.
0
5. Any time I feel that there are too many things I have to do, I take a few minutes to sit down and organize myself.
2
6. When I first get to work, I take a few minutes to figure out the things I have to do throughout the day.
2
7. I have all of my phone numbers in one place.
2
8. I have stacks of papers which represent things I have to do.
2
9. I use self-stick note papers to remind me of the things I have to do.
2 (I use virtual post-its. Stickies.)
10. I carry a calculator, so I can do math faster.
2 (Not a sci-cal but my phone calc.)
11. I am not afraid to ask people for information that I need.
2 (“What is it with men and asking for directions?”)
12. I choose to do my work at times when I’m most alert.
2 (It helps to sleep a lot. Haha.)
13. I schedule the tasks I don’t like to do between the tasks that I like, so that I work faster on the things I don’t like to do in order to get to the tasks I enjoy doing.
2 (Damn straight! Doing it right now!)
14. I do two tasks at the same time when one of them requires waiting.
2 (Oh yes especially since my net isn’t at lightning speed.)
15. I make a budget to manage my money. I know how much money to put in the bank and what bills to pay off right when I get paid.
2
16. I know my environmental preferences and make sure I work under those conditions whenever possible.
2
17. I get enough sleep, exercise and eat good food. I am in good health.
2/3 (Ummm…)
18. I often review my future goals and obligations.
2
TOTAL POINTS, PART ONE: 24 2/3
Part Two: Do I Throw Time Away?
Give yourself 2 points for each of the following habits you have.
1. I am often sleepy at work. I’m more of a night owl than a morning person.
2/2 (Uh, first sentence false; Second sentence true.)
2. I get to work and get busy. I don’t have time to think of my daily obligations or to plan ahead.
2
3. I like to do just one thing at a time. When the laundry is going, I take a rest.
1 (Sometimes.)
4. I watch TV at least 3 hours a day.
2 (Heh.)
5. When I have a personal or professional problem, it occupies my mind. I can spend hours worrying about something.
0 (Only when I sleep.)
6. I’m not the most organized person in the world. My drawers are a disaster area and it seems that I spend a lot of time hunting around for things.
1 (Disastrous but I can still find things.)
7. I don’t use a calendar to schedule my time.
2
8. (If you smoke or drink coffee) I usually spend a good five minutes relaxing with my cigarette or cup of coffee every time I get a chance.
0
9. I often take personal calls at work.
0
10. When someone wants to meet with me, I often agree, only to find out later that I am busy at that time. Then I have to call up and reschedule. I just can’t keep it all in my head.
0
TOTAL POINTS, PART TWO: 9
FINAL SCORE:
Part One Points: 24
Part Two Points: 9
(Subtract Part Two from Part One)
Total: 15
What your final score means:
