The Eisenhower matrix sorts tasks by what?
AnswerUrgency and importance
Its four boxes separate urgent from important.
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The basics
What does procrastination mean?
AnswerPutting off tasks that need doing
Procrastination is delaying things you intend to do.
Going deeper
Who created the Pomodoro Technique?
AnswerFrancesco Cirillo
Cirillo developed it in the late 1980s.
Parkinson's law says what about work?
AnswerWork expands to fill the time available
Setting tighter time limits can help.
The Kanban method grew out of production systems at which company?
AnswerToyota
Kanban cards signaled when to make more parts.
Expert level
What is the Zeigarnik effect?
AnswerPeople remember unfinished tasks better than finished ones
Unfinished tasks keep nagging at the mind.
Which 2009 book by surgeon Atul Gawande championed the humble checklist?
AnswerThe Checklist Manifesto
Gawande showed checklists cut errors in complex work.
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