Planning & Prioritizing

Prioritization is the activity that arranges items or activities in _______________ relative to each other.

• order of importance

• random order

• order of what you want to do

What will you do first?

• Practice a sport/instrument

• Finish a math homework assignment

• Watch your favorite Netflix show

• Just chill

What will you do first?

• Study for a quiz you will have tomorrow

• Finish the project that's due tomorrow

• Play video games

• Clean your room

The question(s) you should ask yourself when you're unable to decide what to do first...

• What do I feel like doing first?

• What absolutely needs to get done today?

• What tasks are important, but not necessarily urgent?

• What is the easiest task?

Urgent & Important

• Quadrant 4

• Quadrant 3

• Quadrant 2

• Quadrant 1

Using social media for fun falls under

• Quadrant 1: urgent & important

• Quadrant 2: not urgent & important

• Quadrant 3: urgent & not important

• Quadrant 4: not urgent & not important

Select the people you think that should keep a planner.

• Students

• Businessmen/businesswomen

• Teachers

Imagine yourself working for a big corporation or an organization. What task will you do first?

• Phone calls& emails

• Project planning

• Reports

• Deadline-driven projects

Imagine yourself as manager working an organization. Which task is least important?

• Web browsing

• Local meetings

• Monitoring

• Last-minute demands

What is (one of) the best ways to prioritize?

• Doing whatever you want to do

• Making a TO-DO list

• Making a NOT-TO-DO list