Comments on: Is Prioritization Failing You?

By: Ramesh Raghuvanshi

Ramesh Raghuvanshi — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:21:55 +0000

Only give priority what you want do lovely and do not anything on public opinion.You canot make happy all of them all time.

By: The Emotion Machine

The Emotion Machine — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:09:33 +0000

One piece of advice I don’t think you mentioned is that sometimes it is easier to put smaller tasks at the top. Doing our Biology report may be more crucial to our future then calling Mom and checking up on how she is – but calling home can be a quick 10 minute thing. By putting smaller tasks at the top of the list we can knock them off really quickly, feel instantly better, and become more motivated to continue down our list.

Other than that I think you nailed it here. Thanks for sharing!

By: KeithB

KeithB — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:27:44 +0000

Thank you, Ali. A very useful post.

I have recently left work (I had to!) and am now taking advantage of the situation and working from home. In other words, I have left having my priorities set for me and now have to set my own.

You have outlined my two biggest challenges: distractions and procrastination. I have managed to largely control distractions (for example, my answer machine is on all the time I am working and I ring them back in the evening or at a time suitable for me) and tell everyone I still have a job – just at home. Procrastination, however, is still a challenge, especially if the project seems too difficult.

I think I will have to take your tip on thinking long-term. Maybe that could be combined with a better idea of goals to achieve so that I could ensure my goals are truly what I want and then look long term to see if what I am doing now is essential to the achievement of those goals.

Thank you, much to think about…

By: Doug Cartwright

Doug Cartwright — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:27:27 +0000

Wow. This post was an answered prayer. I asked God this morning to provide me with answers about setting my priorities (grin) and I just so happened to open up this page to check comments on one of my articles. Your article was there! Prayer really does work…. I too have read this book but forgotten the basic advice that having too much to do is simply having too much to do. Can’t get around it. We HAVE to do less. And the reminder about the energy was timely as I can feel like I don’t have the energy to do what I need to do. All in all, this post was some of what I needed. Thanks.

By: Charles Chua C K

Charles Chua C K — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:23:53 +0000

One of the ways to prioritize is to have a to-do list ready in the evening for the following day. Over time it will be a good habit to get things done by crossing out the completed tasks of the day. It gives you a sense of achievement. The daily to-do list is not long ( including those relating to your long-term goals) and you will be able to know what tasks are more important than the rest. Just do them first

By: Quinn

Quinn — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:19:09 +0000

It is interesting that one enemy of prioritization is having goals set by other people. It is true that if we are not convinced a goal is worth achiving we are less likely to bother with it. However sometimes it is necessary to work on other peoples goals and when this happens we need to find a way to tie what they need to our own goals.

By: Ideas With A Kick

Ideas With A Kick — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:54:31 +0000

I think prioritizing is not in itself complete time management advice. By itself, it does not do a lot if you take a lot of responsibilities on your plate and you procrastinate like action will kill you.

Eduard

By: Multimedia Designer

Multimedia Designer — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:58:33 +0000

Great post!

I made it a commitment a while ago to prioritize my week on Monday mornings. I spend about an hour scheduling items from my to-do list on my calendar. Things get moved around as the week goes on, but it’s a place to start.

I don’t know where I’d be without ‘Things’ http://culturedcode.com/things/ and iCal !