{
  "title": "Time management: when should demanding tasks be scheduled?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-placer-les-taches-au-bon-moment-de-la-journee-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-04-14",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Reserving mornings for demanding work seems reasonable. Research nevertheless suggests distinguishing between task types, time-of-day preferences and the effects of insufficient sleep.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Time Management & Prioritisation",
  "place": {
    "name": "Basel",
    "region": "Bâle-Ville",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Mareike B."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Feeling alert is not enough",
      "point": "Hans P."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The hasty conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that idea generation should be scheduled when teams are tired."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What these data cannot schedule",
      "point": "Experimental problems reproduce neither the complexity of pharmaceutical documentation nor the constraints of logistics operations."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Bâle",
      "point": "Within SHR’s “[Time Management & Prioritisation](/formation/gestion-du-temps/bale)” programme, an exercise suitable for a Basel team in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, Rhine logistics or international R&D is to compare two time slots already compatible with operational requirements over a predefined period."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Zacks",
      "year": "2011",
      "source": "Thinking & Reasoning"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Dinges",
      "year": "2003",
      "source": "Sleep"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 408,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-04-14-en.jpg?v=4",
  "translations": {
    "fr": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-placer-les-taches-au-bon-moment-de-la-journee",
    "en": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-placer-les-taches-au-bon-moment-de-la-journee-en",
    "de": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-placer-les-taches-au-bon-moment-de-la-journee-de",
    "it": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-placer-les-taches-au-bon-moment-de-la-journee-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/gestion-du-temps/bale",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/bale",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}