{
  "title": "Time management: can we trust our memory of the working week?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-peut-on-se-fier-au-souvenir-de-sa-semaine-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-06-01",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Reorganising a calendar often begins with a review from memory. Research suggests distinguishing the time an activity takes from the prominence it acquires in recollection.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Time Management & Prioritisation",
  "place": {
    "name": "Lausanne",
    "region": "Vaud",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Richard A."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What stands out does not necessarily last longest",
      "point": "Barbara L."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that every team review should be replaced with a time log."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limits of a review from memory",
      "point": "These studies do not directly measure the reliability of recalling a working week in a Lausanne organisation."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Lausanne",
      "point": "As part of SHR’s “[Time Management & Prioritisation](/formation/gestion-du-temps/lausanne)” programme, a Lausanne team — in medtech, higher education, international sport or a Lake Geneva region scale-up — can trial a lightweight check over two weeks."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Zakay",
      "year": "1997",
      "source": "Psychonomic Bulletin & Review"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Kahneman",
      "year": "1993",
      "source": "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 437,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-06-01-en.jpg?v=4",
  "translations": {
    "fr": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-peut-on-se-fier-au-souvenir-de-sa-semaine",
    "en": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-peut-on-se-fier-au-souvenir-de-sa-semaine-en",
    "de": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-peut-on-se-fier-au-souvenir-de-sa-semaine-de",
    "it": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-peut-on-se-fier-au-souvenir-de-sa-semaine-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/gestion-du-temps/lausanne",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/lausanne",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}