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The ABCDE prioritization approach
- A items : Things you must do, which will have a serious positive or negative consequence.
- B items : Things you should do, that have minor consequences.
- C items : Things that are nice to do but don’t have any real consequences when they’re done.
- D items : Things to delegate so you can free up more time to do A tasks.
- E items : Things to eliminate. Generally stuff you do out of habit.
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The ABCDE Method Prioritization Technique
- "A” items are most important: the things that you must do.
- "B” items only have minor consequences: tasks that you should do, but they only have mild consequences.
- “C” tasks have no consequences: they have no effect at all ...
ABCDE prioritization method
- A tasks: things you must do - they're your frogs.
- B tasks: things you should do. Replying to emails or attending meetings are often should-do tasks.
- C tasks: nice-to-dos. You probably want to do them, but there are no consequences if you don't.
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The ABCDE Method
This method consists of ranking your tasks into five categories.
- A – Very important, must be done at all costs.
- B – Pretty important, but the consequences aren’t as serious if it’s not completed.
- C – It would be nice to have done, but with no consequences for not doing ...
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