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Filed under: Tip of the Day
 Prioritizing daily tasks is key to successful time management. When you prioritize, you make sure you accomplish the most important tasks first. Make time management a habit, and your stress level will thank you. Follow this process offered by the team of experts behind Thriving in the Workplace All-in-One for Dummies.
- Start with a master list. Write down every single task, both mundane and critical, that you need to accomplish. Don’t rank the items at this point. Be sure to include routine duties. Neglecting to schedule the humdrum to-do items can topple your well-intentioned time-block schedule.
- Determine the top-priority A-level tasks – things that will lead to significant consequences if not done today. Focusing on consequences creates an urgency factor so you can better use your time. If you have a scheduled presentation today, that task definitely hits the A-list.
- Categorize the rest of the tasks. Use these categories:
- B-level tasks: Activities that may have a mildly negative consequence if not completed today.
- C-level tasks: Activities that have no penalty if not completed today.
- D-level tasks: D is for delegate. These are actions that someone else can take on.
- E-level tasks: Tasks that could be eliminated. Don’t even bother writing an E next to them – just cross them out completely.
From Advantages magazine’s July issue.
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