In life of each of us constantly there is a lot of cases various on importance degree. What to make first of all what to leave for later and how to save at the same time precious time – a task which is similar to art. And for its decision it is not obligatory to study multivolume grants on time-management. Rather competently to place the priorities.
How does it become and what means "to place priorities"? Literal translation of a word a priority means "first". In other words it is a priority or action. Often such tasks for all appear a little, and many are lost in how to execute all important issues and to lose sight of nothing. Besides, there are also more global purposes from a number of vital. Therefore the second a question, important for many, – how to place life priorities? Only the fulfilled scheme or a technique can help with both of these cases. And those, fortunately, are available.
Methods of arrangement of priorities
First of all, the ability to place priorities consists in competent distribution of tasks of importance degree. And at this stage at many problems begin. At first sight many tasks do not seem so important which are actually. To define this degree and numerous ways of placing of priorities are called. Let's consider the most effective of them.
- Eisenhower's principle. One of the paramount and minor tasks which are most often applied in definition. To understand how to put a priority, create to yourself the questionnaire to learn to separate concepts of importance and urgency. For example:
- you want to resume work on the purpose which you set for a year. However you cannot be engaged in this business in any way. It is important or urgent?
- several letters came to a mailbox. To read them right now it is important or urgent?
- you decided that you time in half a year will visit the doctor. There passed exactly half a year, but you did not descend to it. For today it is important or urgent?
Right answers:
- Important
- Urgently
- Important
This principle is based on a combination of only two possible options that allows to make the analysis and to classify all forthcoming tasks. Thus, you the hierarchy of affairs which will allow to understand as when it is necessary to make will turn out.
- S. Kovi's quadrants. The method allowing to understand how to place priorities in work. According to the author of the book "Seven Skills of Highly Effective People" all tasks of people can conditionally be divided into 4 parts:
- Important and urgent
- Important, but not urgent
- Not important, but urgent
- Not important and not urgent
According to S. Kovi, successful people first of all pay the attention to a quadrant 2, and it allows to save time when performing other tasks. However everyone makes the decision what tasks it is more important – from a quadrant 1 or 2.
- The similar principle of how it is correct to place priorities is in a technique of "ABV". But tasks in it are divided into 3 categories.
- And - vital;
- B – important;
- In – pleasant.
Further the hierarchy of tasks is divided into subcategories of A1, A2. B1, B2. B1 and so on.
- Not the most effective, but arrangement of priorities, popular with many people, is carried out also by "the principle of a target". That is the person carries out those tasks which the first came into the view. Perhaps, this method also helps someone, however to divide tasks on important and unimportant it cannot.
The ability to place priorities not only perfectly saves time and allows to carry out all planned tasks. Methods of allocation of paramount tasks will help you to understand point of the activity, to put affairs in order and to find success in many affairs. At the same time to learn to analyze the main thing, that is how important for you, what do you do, and to whom except you it brings benefit and joy.
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