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Schedule your priorities
From the course: Get More Done in Less Time
Schedule your priorities
- Getting more done in less time isn't just about completing more tasks. It's about doing more of the right things. And we're not just talking about what you do for your job. Ultimately, you want to improve in each area of your life, and most likely you have priorities for each of them. Priorities is an interesting word. It implies that there's a hierarchy of some kind and how you spend your time. So not everything can be a priority. In fact, you could say if everything is important, nothing is. So even though you're good at handling a lot, many people who are busy and productive still struggle with priority management. So if you find that some of your priorities keep slipping because they're not attached to clear deadlines, something like calling a parent, a grandparent, or a sibling, schedule it into your calendar. Instead of just thinking, "Oh, I'll call to check in on my way back from lunch," add a 20-minute…