Productivity: Prioritizing at Work

Introduction

• Why proper prioritization matters

1. Gaining a Prioritization Mindset

• What prioritization really means
• The two mindsets needed to prioritize
• Getting out of your own way

2. The ABCs of Prioritization

• Three questions to ask about your to-do list
• Turning a priority into a project
• Creating attention paths for your list

3. Awareness, Clarity, and Focus

• Becoming aware of what's important
• The importance of clarity
• How to take a clarity day
• Finding and fostering focus

4. Using Time Theming As an Attention Path

• Using daily themes to prioritize
• Using monthly themes to prioritize
• Using horizontal themes to prioritize
• Using weekly sprints to prioritize
• Using your yearly goals to prioritize

5. Using Modes As an Attention Path

• Work your priorities by theme needed
• Work your priorities by resource needed
• Work your priorities by energy level
• Work your priorities by activity type
• Work your priorities by time available

6. The Value of Chronicling

• How to keep a daily journal
• How to use a journal to prioritize
• Three ways to chronicle consistently

Conclusion

• Going forward