Productivity: Prioritizing at Work
48mBeginner2020-05-04
Authors

Mike Vardy
Writer, Speaker, Productivity Strategist, Founder of Productivityist

Madecraft
Full-Service Learning Content Company
Course details
When you know your priorities, you can make better and quicker decisions that will take your projects—and your career—to the next level. Mike Vardy, a seasoned productivity expert, shares his unique method of instantly unlocking productivity at work: by prioritizing tasks and working on the right things at the right time. Gain an understanding of what prioritization really means, how to really understand what's important, and how priorities create clarity. Additionally, you can learn to create an attention path that is meaningful to you—whether it's looking at goals, energy, activity, or time availability.
Topics include:
What prioritization really means
The mindset to prioritize
To-do list questions
Creating attention paths
Cultivating awareness, clarity, and focus
Using time theming as an attention path
Using modes as an attention path
Journaling and chronicling
Topics include:
What prioritization really means
The mindset to prioritize
To-do list questions
Creating attention paths
Cultivating awareness, clarity, and focus
Using time theming as an attention path
Using modes as an attention path
Journaling and chronicling
Skills covered
Time ManagementWell-Being and Self-CareLimited SeriesProfessional Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Why proper prioritization matters
1. Gaining a Prioritization Mindset
- 02 - What prioritization really means
- 03 - The two mindsets needed to prioritize
- 04 - Getting out of your own way
2. The ABCs of Prioritization
- 05 - Three questions to ask about your to-do list
- 06 - Turning a priority into a project
- 07 - Creating attention paths for your list
3. Awareness, Clarity, and Focus
- 08 - Becoming aware of what's important
- 09 - The importance of clarity
- 10 - How to take a clarity day
- 11 - Finding and fostering focus
4. Using Time Theming As an Attention Path
- 12 - Using daily themes to prioritize
- 13 - Using monthly themes to prioritize
- 14 - Using horizontal themes to prioritize
- 15 - Using weekly sprints to prioritize
- 16 - Using your yearly goals to prioritize
5. Using Modes As an Attention Path
- 17 - Work your priorities by theme needed
- 18 - Work your priorities by resource needed
- 19 - Work your priorities by energy level
- 20 - Work your priorities by activity type
- 21 - Work your priorities by time available
6. The Value of Chronicling
- 22 - How to keep a daily journal
- 23 - How to use a journal to prioritize
- 24 - Three ways to chronicle consistently
Conclusion
- 25 - Going forward