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How to prioritize (when everything is a priority)

The famed Eisenhower was supposed to be the panacea for all of our prioritization woes.

With its handy quadrants, it was meant to be a beacon of clarity and focus.

I mean, if you chopped off anything not deemed "not important" (i.e. the bottom half) life would be so much less... stressful.

But here's the rub.

Raise your hand if a scatter plot of your to-do list (Eisenhower-style) looks more like this:

That client proposal? Due in 4 hours.

The offer letter? Candidate needs it by EOD.

The new onboarding program? Crap, that was due last week.

It turns out that when everything is important AND urgent, the Eisenhower Matrix stops being useful.

So how do you prioritize, when everything is a priority?

Here are this week's top reads:

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The problem with note-taking

3 minutes | More to That
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Should you capture all your ideas? Yup, that includes Kindle highlights, quotes, screenshots and potential blog posts. Surprise, surprise, this is a deeply existential question. As my dear friend Lawrence Yeo writes:

You should absolutely sign up to Lawrence's newsletter.

→ Read the post​

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The future of work trends

7 minutes | Protocol

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Building a productive workplace is actually more about what you stop doing (not what you start doing). How should a company check that it has the appropriate norms and protocols in place? Spring clean your productivity habits, check in on team health, and focus on outcomes over output.

→ Read the article​

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Stop wasting people's time with meetings

7 minutes | Harvard Business Review
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Unnecessary meetings waste people’s time and lower company morale. (We’re very anti-time-wasting at RadReads). What are ways we can use our colleagues' time wisely? Articulate your ambition clearly, decide what roles you want to play, work out your most distinct contribution, use signals wisely, and manage yourself in the moment.

→ Read the article​

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We live in a burnout culture: The death spiral of the American worker

8 minutes | Salon
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If anyone tells you that the “great resignation” is over, tell them that almost 5 million Americans quit their jobs this past November. We’re collectively burnt out — the space between our ideals for work and the reality of our jobs seems to keep widening. What do cultures that best avoid burnout have in common? They put something other than work first, honor each other’s dignity and rely on community.
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→ Read the article​

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How to Leverage your Second Brain to do $10K Work

63 minutes | YouTube
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My talk at the Second Brain Summit was a spicy one. I covered the foundations of $10K Work and how to overcome perfectionism, shiny new toy syndrome and complete projects when you've lost your momentum. During the Q&A, I addressed the deeper connection between your WHY and the desire to DO more. Enrollment for Tiago's 14th cohort of Building a Second Brain closes this Wednesday and contains some sweet bonuses (including a signed pre-release copy of his book).

→ Watch the talk​

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ICYMI

• I conducted a live coaching session with an up-and-coming Internet Creator (Podia, 60 mins)

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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​How old will your kids be if you die at 85? (Rad Reads, 585 clicks)
• ​Are you playing to play, or playing to win? (Commonplace, 441 clicks)

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