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How to Prioritize Your Tasks — and Your Time
We’re all busy. We all have things that need to get done. Some of us use calendars and to-do lists to help keep on track. But how do you know what to prioritize — or how? And how do you prioritize your time?
Base Your Tasks on Your Goals
When you create your daily to-do list, you should keep your goals in mind first. What is the #1 goal that you’re working toward? If you know that, then make a list of everything you need to do to accomplish that goal. Then ask yourself, what is the most important thing that you need to do today to move you closer to that goal? Make that thing the first thing you do each day.
Start With Three
You’ve made your master list of things to do to accomplish your goal and you’ve identified the most important thing to do today. Now add two more things from your list. You want to keep your daily to-do list to three items.
Yes. Three.
I know. You have way more than three things to do every day. That’s ok. But keeping it to three will help you figure out what is most important, and with practice, it will become second nature.
If you are able to get your top 3 things done, you can move on to tasks with lesser importance or choose the next most-important thing on your master list. Figure out…
