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EP.36 - When Everything Feels Urgent: How to Prioritize Tasks Without The Overwhelm
Spending Monday mornings staring at an endless task list? That wave of overwhelm washing over you isn't a productivity problem—it's a decision-making burden draining your mental energy before your work day even begins.
In this episode, I'm sharing the five priority framework I've been testing in my own business after ditching traditional to-do lists and productivity apps. This isn't another complicated system promising to revolutionize your workflow. It's a back-to-basics approach for digital entrepreneurs and coaches who need clarity on what actually matters.
What You'll Learn:
The real reason your to-do list creates more stress than progress, and why traditional task management fails solo business owners who juggle revenue-generating work with self-care needs.
How to prevent burnout through effective task prioritization by treating your well-being as business-critical, not an afterthought when everything else gets done.
A structured priority system that removes decision fatigue from your daily routine. When you experience decision fatigue, your ability to make effective and rational decisions becomes compromised.
The one non-negotiable rule that makes this entire system work: you cannot move to priority two until all priority one tasks are complete. It sounds simple because it is—and that's exactly why it works.
Key Takeaways:
Episode Highlights:
If you're consistently unable to move beyond priority one activities, you don't have a time management problem—you have a priority one overload problem. This framework helps you identify when you're trying to do too much versus when you need better boundaries or support.
Schedule self-care like any other priority. Whether it's a Friday afternoon walk or morning meditation, these aren't bonus activities you do when time permits. They're strategic business decisions that keep you functioning at your best.
The free app I built specifically helps implement this framework without complicated spreadsheets or extra mental load. Because knowing what to do and consistently doing it are two completely different challenges for solo business owners.
Resources Mentioned:
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Music Attribution:
Heaven by Luke Bergs & AgusAlvarez | https://www.lukebergsmusic.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US
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By Frankie JSpending Monday mornings staring at an endless task list? That wave of overwhelm washing over you isn't a productivity problem—it's a decision-making burden draining your mental energy before your work day even begins.
In this episode, I'm sharing the five priority framework I've been testing in my own business after ditching traditional to-do lists and productivity apps. This isn't another complicated system promising to revolutionize your workflow. It's a back-to-basics approach for digital entrepreneurs and coaches who need clarity on what actually matters.
What You'll Learn:
The real reason your to-do list creates more stress than progress, and why traditional task management fails solo business owners who juggle revenue-generating work with self-care needs.
How to prevent burnout through effective task prioritization by treating your well-being as business-critical, not an afterthought when everything else gets done.
A structured priority system that removes decision fatigue from your daily routine. When you experience decision fatigue, your ability to make effective and rational decisions becomes compromised.
The one non-negotiable rule that makes this entire system work: you cannot move to priority two until all priority one tasks are complete. It sounds simple because it is—and that's exactly why it works.
Key Takeaways:
Episode Highlights:
If you're consistently unable to move beyond priority one activities, you don't have a time management problem—you have a priority one overload problem. This framework helps you identify when you're trying to do too much versus when you need better boundaries or support.
Schedule self-care like any other priority. Whether it's a Friday afternoon walk or morning meditation, these aren't bonus activities you do when time permits. They're strategic business decisions that keep you functioning at your best.
The free app I built specifically helps implement this framework without complicated spreadsheets or extra mental load. Because knowing what to do and consistently doing it are two completely different challenges for solo business owners.
Resources Mentioned:
____________________
Music Attribution:
Heaven by Luke Bergs & AgusAlvarez | https://www.lukebergsmusic.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US