When looking at how to prioritize tasks best, ask... - Deepstash

When looking at how to prioritize tasks best, ask which one of the quadrants they best fit in:

Urgent and Important : Do these tasks as soon as possible

Important, but not urgent: Decide when you’ll do these and schedule it

Urgent, but not important : Delegate these tasks to someone else

Neither urgent nor important : Drop these from your schedule as soon as possible

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