1.03 H

Kali promised her parents that she would get good grades this semester, so she studies every day, completes all of her assignments on time, and attends review sessions. Kali is __________ getting good grades.

• committed to

• uninterested in

• being pressured into

• not focused on

Which of the following people best demonstrates commitment to their job:

• Aria agrees to work late to reach an important deadline.

• Rob ignores meeting requests when he does not want to go.

• Shay does the bare minimum amount of work to get by.

• A manager insists that everyone arrive at the exact same time.

Jamie is constantly running from obligation to obligation, without a second of free time, and feels like he is behind on all of his work. Jamie is most likely

• overcommitted.

• a perfectionist.

• bad at time management.

• a procrastinator.

Your friend Cici seems like she can do it all: She is the captain of the track team, is a member of student government, plays in the school orchestra, and gets straight A’s. You want to be like Cici, so you start signing up for as many new activities as you can. You might be overcommitting yourself because of 

• societal pressure.

• organization.

• procrastination.

• the influence of technology.

When you become physically and mentally unable to continue on at the same pace, you are likely experiencing

• burnout.

• fairness.

• procrastination.

• commitment.

If you find yourself wanting to be the best at everything and struggling to accept your limits, you might be

• a perfectionist.

• afraid of commitment.

• disorganized.

• affected by technology.

When Catelyn was interviewing for a promotion, the interviewers were impressed by her proven ability to balance a wide variety of tasks and deadlines. This is an example of how

• managing commitments well can benefit you professionally.

• managing commitments builds strong personal relationships.

• the more work you take on, the more successful you will be.

• technology makes it difficult to manage your time.

Which of the following statements is true:

• Procrastination can make it difficult to manage commitments.

• Perfectionists always have a reasonable number of commitments.

• If you decline commitments, you are a disorganized person.

• Only overcommitted people struggle to manage commitments.

Jon is constantly checking and responding to email during the workday. Because of this, it takes him twice as long to finish writing a report. This is an example of how

• technology hampers one’s ability to manage commitments.

• organization leads to overcommitment.

• commitment leads to professional success.

• perfectionism allows people to better manage commitments.

Gillian spent so much time studying for her math test and practicing for her flute solo that she had to throw together her presentation for biology class at the last second. This is an example of how

• mismanaging commitments hurts the quality of your work.

• societal pressure can lead to overcommitment.

• burnout can permanently alter your opinion toward your work.

• creating a schedule leads to overcommitment.