What's Your Productivity Style?

Questions Overview

All 8 questions in this quiz — take a look before you start.

1. 1
   Pick your to-do list.

   • •A checklist I tick off one by one
   • •A calendar blocked out hour by hour
   • •A timer and short, intense sprints
   • •A notebook full of ideas and tasks
2. 2
   You have five tasks today. You…

   • •Attack the hardest one first, full speed
   • •Do a little of each, in order
   • •Juggle all five at the same time
   • •Block the day and do one thing deeply
3. 3
   Your phone buzzes while you work. You…

   • •Ignore it — I am in the zone
   • •Check it quickly, then get back
   • •Reply fast — it only takes a second
   • •It is on silent, in another room
   • •Finish my sprint first, then check
4. 4
   Pick your focus fuel.

   • •A strong cup of coffee
   • •Headphones and a focus playlist
   • •Fresh air and a quiet park bench
   • •A timer ticking down — pressure works
5. 5
   When do you feel most productive?

   • •In short bursts of intense energy
   • •Steadily, all day long
   • •When I am switching between tasks
   • •In one long, deep session
6. 6
   Your desk at the end of a good day looks like…

   • •Empty — everything is done
   • •Tidy — steady progress, as planned
   • •Busy — five things half-finished, all moving
   • •One big thing, finished properly
7. 7
   Pick the word that describes your work rhythm.

   • •Fast
   • •Steady
   • •Flexible
   • •Deep
   • •Intense
   • •Calm
8. 8
   If productivity were a race, you would be…

   • •The sprinter — explosive and done
   • •The marathoner — steady to the finish
   • •The relay runner — passing the baton
   • •The solo climber — one peak at a time