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S1E7 - How to prioritize tasks for success

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S1E7 - How to prioritize tasks for success

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Work life balance tips -

  1. Write down all tasks that have to be done in a list
  2. What are your overall goals to align tasks against that goal
  3. Find high value items -
    1. The Value Matrix:
      • High value, low complexity - Easy win
      • High value, High complexity - strategic initiative
      • Low value, low complexity - Worth pursuing, worth doing later
      • Low value, High complexity - deprioritize (Hot trash)
        1. Avoid competing interests/goals/projects
        2. What capacity do you have to complete tasks?  What is your velocity?
        3. Look at the list weekly and review progress.  Check if a low complexity task moved to high, or high moved to low.

          4. Other ways to deal with tasks.

          Chunking - Big problems need to be broken down into smaller chunks/tasks.

          Timing, If there is a priority due to timing (Deadlines or time sensitive info) then priority should go to the item with maximum utility for the lowest amount of work needed.  IF it’s a BIG problem, then chunk it down to start making forward progress

          Always find a way to bring a big problem into small chunks to make forward progress an element to your issue.  You’ll never get anywhere trying to eat an elephant!

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