How Do You Know Which Is More Important?

When faced with an overwhelming array of priority tasks, the need to drop it all and do something else is overwhelming. Our brains are constantly focusing on the one that isn't getting done. I'd come back having a good task management system where you know what all your choices are. People tend wheredo want o prioritise based on the feeling of urgency. But maybe it's not that important. Knowing the difference between urgent, which is simply time sensitive, and important, which means its carrying you closer to your goal was critical.