Time Management-Key Vocabulary-Part Two

You may already know some of these key phrases. Think about how you can use them in your talk.

Attention span: the amount of time spent concentrating on a task before becoming distracted. People with a short attention span may have trouble focusing on tasks for any length of time without being easily distracted.

Cut/drop a task from your calendar- Add a task to your calendar: This is the how to talk about tasks in your calendar. Like in this example: I cut unessential tasks from my calendar to make my days more productive.

To tweak your schedule: To make small changes in your schedule to improve it.

To overstretch yourself: to spend more energy, time, money than one can afford to spend, forcing yourself into an extreme position. Like in this example: All that responsibility can often leave moms feeling overstretched.

Slip by: if time or an opportunity slips by, it passes and you fail to use it or to gain an advantage from it. Like in this example: I had time to learn a new profession, but I let it slip by.
Multitasking: split their attention on more than one task or activity at the same time. Like listening to the music while typing a letter.
Undivided attention: If you give someone or something your undivided attention, you concentrate on them fully and do not do or think about anything else, in opposite to multitasking.
Predetermined time: If you do something at a predetermined time, you decide or set it up ahead of time. Like in this example: Stock options give employees the right to buy shares of stock at a predetermined time.
Distractions: something that makes it hard for you to pay attention to what you are doing. Like when you’re studying, your smartphone notifications can distract you.
Disorganized work environment: This phrase is used about your work place when it’s not planned or arranged in a clear order. Like a desktop full of unneeded junk files on your laptop.