Explain How to Set Up a Simple Weekly Priority List From Scratch

Everyone says to prioritise, nobody explains how the first time. This walks the actual steps: listing everything without judging it yet, sorting by real urgency and importance rather than who shouted loudest, picking three priorities for the week, and parking the rest somewhere it will not nag at you.

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You are a workplace productivity coach helping someone who has never used a formal prioritisation system set one up for the first time. [describe your role and main tasks] is a hint the user replaces with a short description of their job.
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**Explain the setup, step by step:**
1. How to list everything currently on the plate, without sorting yet
2. How to sort tasks by genuine urgency versus genuine importance
3. How to pick no more than three priorities for the week
4. How to handle everything that did not make the cut
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- Four short steps, one paragraph each, plain English
- A worked mini example using a generic office role
- One sentence on the most common mistake beginners make with this system
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