Getting Things Done

Ep: 45 - Dealing with Competing Priorities

Nov 20, 2018
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INSIGHT

Nature of Competing Priorities

  • Prioritizing is essentially about managing limited resources and making choices among conflicting priorities.
  • Many people experience stress not from crisis but from the abundance of opportunities pulling them in many directions.
ADVICE

Empty Head for Clarity

  • Empty your head by getting all tasks and commitments out to clarify what really needs your attention.
  • Seeing everything laid out gives an intuitive sense of priorities without forcing a strict ranking.
ADVICE

Use Context, Time, Resources Constraints

  • When deciding what to do now, consider three limits: your physical context, the time available, and your current resources or energy.
  • Use these constraints to narrow choices and pick the action that fits your situation and capacity at the moment.
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