Time Management Quick Assessment
Answer the following questions using the scale shown below.
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Question I spend much of my time on important activities that
__________ demand my immediate attention such as crises, pressing
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problems, and deadline-driven projects.
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__________ I feel I am always “putting out fires” and working in a
2 crisis mode.
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__________ I feel I waste a lot of time.
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I spend much of my time on activities that have little
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__________ relevance to my top priorities, but demand my immediate
4 attention (e.g. needless interruptions, unimportant
meetings, non-critical phone calls and email).
Question I spend much of my time on activities that are important,
__________ but not urgent, such as planning, preparation, prevention,
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relationship building, and self-renewal.
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__________ I spend much of my time on busywork, compulsive habits,
6 junk mail, excessive TV, internet trivia, games, etc.
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__________ I feel I am on top of things because of careful preparation,
7 planning, and prevention.
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__________ I feel I am constantly addressing issues that are important
8 to others, but not to me.
Score the Assessment – add up the scores for each question above.
Question 1 _______ + Question 2 _______ = Q1 Score ___________
Question 5 _______ + Question 7 _______ = Q2 Score ___________
Question 4 _______ + Question 8 _______ = Q3 Score ___________
Question 3 _______ + Question 6 _______ = Q4 Score ___________
Complete the Time Matrix graph below.
Use your scores for each quadrant to fill in the graph. Follow the example below to complete all four quadrants.
Example: If your score for Quadrant I is 9, then you fill in a total of 81 squares. Count 9 squares from the
center on both the x-axis and the y-axis, like this. Then fill in your score for the other quadrants the same way.
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