The ABCDE method
Instead of keeping all tasks on a single level of priority, this method offers two or more levels for each task:
- Go through your list and give every task a letter from A to E (A being the highest priority)
- For every task that has an A, give it a number which dictates the order you’ll do it in
- Repeat until all tasks have letters and numbers.
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