Dissolving Problems and Time Management Principles

These vocabulary flashcards cover the major concepts from the lecture notes, including the Dissolving Problems exercise and key principles of effective time management.

Dissolving Problems Exercise

A structured self-reflection activity that uses a series of written questions to uncover the roots, benefits, and resolutions of a personal difficulty.

Problem Analysis Questions

Seventeen sequential prompts designed to explore fears, desires, benefits, and strategies related to a specific problem.

Fear and Attitudes (Toward a Problem)

The emotional reactions and mind-sets that influence how a person perceives and responds to a difficulty.

Desired Outcomes

The specific results or states a person truly wants to achieve when addressing a problem.

Benefits of Not Resolving a Problem

Hidden advantages, comforts, or protections a person gains by leaving a problem unsolved.

Limiting Factors

People, beliefs, or circumstances that restrict progress toward solving a problem.

Strategy for Resolution

A concrete, step-by-step plan developed after answering all reflection questions to eliminate the identified problem.

Time Management

The practice of prioritizing and allocating hours to activities that most effectively advance personal goals.

Time as Asset vs. Liability

The concept that time becomes beneficial (asset) or detrimental (liability) depending on one’s attitudes and use of it.

Attitudes Toward Time

Thoughts and feelings—often shaped by family conditioning and self-esteem—that determine whether an individual views time as a friend or an enemy.

Conditioning (Time Perspective)

Early family or societal influences that shape how a person values and utilizes time.

Self-Esteem and Time Use

The idea that respecting oneself includes allocating time for self-care and goal-oriented activities.

Priority Setting

Choosing high-value tasks over low-value ones based on the worth of one’s time and desired objectives.

Follow-Up Reflection

The post-exercise review that checks honesty, truth discernment, and progress toward creating or adjusting a resolution strategy.