Time management: Identifying and rigorously implementing your own priorities
In the overview of time-rated tasks, you sort your tasks in a ranking.
To be able to set priorities, you will need to have a clear idea of what your tasks are and what you want to achieve. The overview of time-rated tasks will help.
What does a ranked task list look like?
The overview of time-rated tasks is a list of your priorities sorted by different tasks. These are put together in a ranking from 1 to …:
The following applies: If two tasks are competing with one another, normally the one with the higher ranking is to be worked on.
How do you create an overview of time-rated tasks to prioritize?
Perform the following 4 steps:
- Step 1: How am I? Determine your personal thought pattens and your psychological drivers with tests such as the ones you receive in your Time management seminar.
- Step 2: What do I want? Find out how to see your tasks precisely and what is personally important to you in your further development. Here, too, you will receive a questionnaire in the seminar.
- Step 3: What do I actually do? Undergo a day and activity analysis. You can also download a form for free in the download section at uwefreund.com/download/.
- Step 4: Which ranking do my tasks have? Create an overview of time-rated tasks which you can use to prioritize.
Adjust this ranking with your superiors and/or with your professional environment.