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Here’s a cold question: what is your most important task of the day?
Don’t think about it. Just answer.
Most people will blunder to give me a fast answer. They will provide more options. Or, they will try to justify their choice. But my question was simple:
So why can’t you find one? And why are you trying to justify it?
There are two problems here: insecurity and no prioritization. But only the second one has a quick fix. So, let’s try to solve it.
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You might wonder how those two demonstrations can teach prioritization to students. But think about it.
If you start your day by finishing all the small and easy stuff first, you won’t have the energy and time for the most important ones. And you will have to delay them unt...
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The Big Rocks Theory is fascinating. It shows you why you should start with the most fundamental tasks first. But it’s nothing more than a story. It doesn’t give you the tools you should use to improve your prioritization skills.
Luckily, you have me. And you have The Challenge.
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In the second space, you will have tasks with unclear or long-term deadlines but negative consequences if skipped. You can schedule these tasks for another day.
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The Big Rock Theory is a simple way to describe how prioritizing the wrong tasks in your life could make you renounce what matters the most.
There once was a professor who put a big jar on his desk and a couple of stones of different sizes and shapes. Then,...
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Also, there’s a difference between leaving a big or small stone out of the jar.
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Urgency is the other parameter that defines the importance of a task.
How much time do you have left for it?
If you have a lot of time, you will also have a small stone. But if you don’t, your stone will grow.
You might also wonder what to do with tasks without ...
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In the first part of the matrix, you can find the urgent and fundamental tasks. Those are the things you must do and prioritize in your planning. They have short deadlines and significant consequences.
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And then, you have tasks with no consequences and no deadlines. Usually, those tasks create the illusion that you are removing something from your to-do list. But they have no purpose. So you can delete them. They are mere distractions.
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You are reading an excerpt from The Challenge, a newsletter where I discuss self-improvement, goal-setting, habits, time management, and health tips and tricks.
Every week you will get:
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Train your prioritization skills by filling the Eisenhower Matrix every week/day with your tasks. You will learn what matters and what doesn’t.
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Then, some tasks are negligible, but you have to do them anyway because they have a deadline.
Those tasks don’t require your specific skill set. So you can delegate them.
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