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How to Prioritize Work Tasks: The Ultimate Guide to Priority Management
This method consists of ranking your tasks into five categories.
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It's important to have an idea of what your daily priorities are and tasks you need to complete, preferably the night before.
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Take all of your tasks and place them into four quadrants:
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Capture everything on a Master List and then break it down by monthly, weekly, and daily goals.
The matrix is a simple four-quadrant box that answers that helps you separate “urgent” tasks from “important” ones:
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A balm against hectic days that pass without progress is to choose a single activity to prioritize and protect in your calendar. If you struggle to select your top priority, ask yourself, when you look back on your day, what do you want the highlight to be? That's your priority.