PRDV005: Time and Stress Management

2.1: Decide What is Important and How Important it Is

• Z. Cliffe Schreuders’s “Time, Workflow, and Getting Things Done” Page

  In this video, Cliffe gives an extensive overview of how our brains work regarding task management. At 47 minutes, this is a long video, but please watch it all and do the exercises that Cliffe provides. Remember to keep a log of how much time you spend on each subunit, as you will be asked to use this information at the end of Unit 2.

• Project IDEA: “ABCD Prioritizing Your Tasks and Activities” Page

  This video offers a simple framework to organize priorities and figure out the urgency of tasks. Try to create an ABCD task framework. Spend some time and organize your tasks according to the ABCD task framework.

• Nick Carpenter’s “How to Stay Organized at Work and Prioritize Tasks for Business” Page

  In this video, Nick offers another way to organize and prioritize your tasks. He gives a simple framework to categorize tasks. Try this method to decide if the 3 Ps method sits well with you.

• Evil Genius Leadership Consultants: “Setting Priorities” Page

  In this short video, Evil Genius offers a framework for prioritizing tasks. Thinking consciously about priorities is an important exercise.