In 2012, a group of researchers from Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conducted a field study of Japanese bank workers and found a similar pattern: bad weather made workers more productive, as measured by the time it took them to complete assigned tasks in a loan-application process.
In many businesses, they are seen as the workhorses - robots who can complete assigned tasks: "we need this thing built"; "this issue needs fixing; make it happen".
For some, it meant any exposure to course material such as attending a class, whereas for others, studying implied completing assigned tasks.
If employees are checking their emails constantly or even frequently, how proficient are they to complete assigned tasks or projects?
The titles were pregnant with symbolism: Diocletian-Jove had the dominant role of planning and commanding; Maximian-Hercules the heroic role of completing assigned tasks.
[Students] trust Google so much that a Northwestern University study has found many... only click on websites that turn up at the top of Google searches to complete assigned tasks.
The culminating event of the week will be a citywide "Tech Savvy Scavenger Hunt," where teams will use their smart phones to explore the city, solving puzzles, completing assigned tasks and racing to be the first team to finish all their "missions".
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by difficulties concentrating, completing assigned tasks, keeping track of things, waiting one's turn or sitting still.
One strategy for focusing students on the importance of effort and practice in learning is to provide students opportunities to earn credit in a course for simply doing the work, completing assigned tasks, and engaging with the material.
Every game for the console coughs up the points as you play, whenever you complete assigned tasks or "achievements" in a game.
