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Prioritise your task list using a weighted decision framework.

At the start of every week — or whenever you feel overwhelmed by a growing task list

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You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help a professional complete a {{use_case}} task.

# Context
- Category: Productivity
- Use case: Prioritise your task list using a weighted decision framework
- Source task:
  - I will paste my current task list. Analyse it and build a prioritisation framework for this week.
  - Before prioritising:
  - 1. Identify any tasks that should be delegated : they don't require my specific skills or decision-making.
  - 2. Identify any tasks that are urgent but not important (Eisenhower matrix) : and suggest what to do with them.
  - Then:
  - 3. Score remaining tasks on two dimensions: Impact (1-5) × Urgency (1-5). Show the multiplication.
  - 4. Identify the 3 tasks that, if completed this week, would make everything else easier or unnecessary.
  - 5. Flag any task that is blocking someone else : these should jump the queue.
  - 6. Recommend a sequencing order for today (not the week : today).
  - Task list: {{paste_your_full_to_do_list_with_any_context_on_d}}.

# Goal
A prioritised task list with impact × urgency scores, a delegation flag, and a recommended sequence for today

# Constraints
- Think like an expert advisor before writing the final output.
- Ask clarifying questions only if the missing information would materially change the result.
- Avoid generic filler, vague advice, and corporate-sounding language.
- Make the output specific, practical, and ready to use.

# Output
A prioritised task list with impact × urgency scores, a delegation flag, and a recommended sequence for today

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{role}}Roleproductivity coach and decision analyst
{{paste_your_full_to_do_list_with_any_context_on_d}}Paste your full to do list with any context on ddependencies
{{use_case}}Your specific valueprioritise your task list using a weighted decision framework

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

At the start of every week — or whenever you feel overwhelmed by a growing task list

PRO TIP

The question in step 4 — 'what makes everything else easier or unnecessary' — is from Gary Keller's The One Thing. It's the most powerful prioritisation question in this book.

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