Jan 17, 2018
This is the second in a series of discussions about productivity in a demanding world. This time, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to how we can better prioritise the work that comes our way.
Fundamentally, prioritisation helps us guide our attention - which is already limited! Without considering prioritisation, we simply end up doing the next thing that crosses our path - and this might not be helpful or appropriate at the time.
We walk through the ‘Eisenhower Matrix’ - a simple tool for identifying a task’s importance and urgency.
Further reading:
A blog post on WorkLifePsych where you can see this matrix: http://www.worklifepsych.com/productivity/whats-the-difference-between-urgent-and-important/
A video from Trello, also discussing the advantages of this approach to prioritisation: https://blog.trello.com/eisenhower-matrix-productivity-tool-trello-board
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