8 Ways to Effectively Prioritize the Things on Your To-Do List

 

1. Create lists—a lot.

Prioritized notes and lists help with focus and multitasking.

2. Set priorities during your daily planning.

Eliminate or minimize unproductive to-do items from your daily list to make room for the productive ones.

3. Learn when your high-energy time is.

Scheduling your priority work for when you have the most energy gains minutes through more effective work.

4. Early in the day, sort email.

and quickly categorize each piece appropriately—now, future, trash. Because each piece is only addressed once, you gain time throughout the day.

5. Request simplified emails.

When appropriate, request that people send you prioritized emails that spell out the actions required of you with clear bullet points, not long narratives. Set the example yourself by sending only efficient, bullet-pointed emails.

6. Write down your objectives before you return phone calls.

to gain time through quicker, more effective communication.

7. Prioritize your reading.

by learning to skim industry newsletters, articles and books. Then read only what really gives you value.

8. Create a written agenda and follow it for every meeting.

SOURCE:success.com