Ep 008 - Productivity 2: Prioritisation

My Pocket Psych · Jan 17, 2018 · 42m

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…