Chapter 4

Question 1

doing a job early is often

Answer 1

less difficult than doing it late

Question 2

procrastinators are often

Answer 2

hard-working

Question 3

curing procrastination is

Answer 3

simple

Question 4

t/f procrastination increases our choices about how much time to spend on a project

Answer 4

false

Question 5

t/f most successful BYU students do most of their work in the last months of the course

Answer 5

false

Question 6

what did the author say about his solution to the problem of filing materials

Answer 6

he got it done a little at a time

Question 7

compared to Paul, the main elements of Hal’s approach to doing his term paper were starting early and

Answer 7

doing a little each day

Question 8

the author’s secret regarding doing things a little at a time is that

Answer 8

it doesn’t seem like work

Question 9

the “typical” students described in the reading turn in papers and feel

Answer 9

proud of their stamina but not happy with the paper

Question 10

one advantage mentioned of turning in a term paper early is that

Answer 10

you’ll be taking charge of your life

Question 11

one advantage of becoming your own boss is that it

Answer 11

gets other people off your back

Question 12

what does the “typical” students do on hearing a due date far in the future

Answer 12

they don’t give it much thought

Question 13

How is it that, with these methods, you could set back your original deadline and still turn in the paper on time

Answer 13

your original deadline was earlier than the teacher’s deadline

Question 14

t/f an advantage of making your schedule in reverse is that you can do away with the work

Answer 14

false

Question 15

what is meant by “moving the mountain a spoonful at a time”

Answer 15

spreading out the work

Question 16

t/f a person who sneaks up on his work does as much as he can the first day

Answer 16

false

Question 17

t/f only mental tasks, not physical ones, work by sneaking up on them

Answer 17

false

Question 18

the student who begs for more time on a due date could benefit from which of the following ideas

Answer 18

becoming his or her own boss

Question 19

t/f the one common element of all procrastinators is that they don’t control their use of the time available to them

Answer 19

true

Question 20

a man wants to prepare his garden plot. As spring approaches, he spades and mulches a little every day. Which of the following principles is he following

Answer 20

sneaking up on it

Question 21

If both Paul and Hal enrolled in an independent study course the same day, which of the following would you expect to be true

Answer 21

Hal would start sooner

Question 22

Paul did his paper in two days, Hal worked on it for weeks a little at a time. Who would say these things
This student lacked the skills to write a paper

Answer 22

neither

Question 23

this student was more realisitic

Answer 23

Hal

Question 24

This student knew how to work hard

Answer 24

both

Question 25

This student was indecisive

Answer 25

Paul

Question 26

This student was clearly lazy

Answer 26

neither

Question 27

This student wasn’t more conscientious, but had better methods

Answer 27

Hal

Question 28

t/f Once a plan is made, it cannot be changed without failure

Answer 28

false

Question 29

t/f by starting early on a task, interruptions are less disruptive

Answer 29

true

Question 30

overcoming procrastination is mostly

Answer 30

a matter of deciding when to start

Question 31

Another man wants to prepare his garden plot so he’ll be able to eat corn on the cob on the first of August. He figures out when to plant and starts working on the garden according to that schedule. Which of the following principles is he following.

Answer 31

working backwards

Question 32

t/f becoming your own boss is a way of getting to be the boss at work

Answer 32

false

Question 33

cosette wanted to try out for an elite singing group. She inquired and learned that she would be expected to learn a part for an audition that was three weeks away. She took the music and decided to have it learned in two weeks. which of the following principles is she applying

Answer 33

becoming her own boss