What Daniel is referring to can also be called batch processing, and Darren at Problogger recently wrote about it, too: How batch processing made me 10 times more productive.

The basic idea is to do things in related batches. Try dedicating a particular day to a project, then the next day tackle a different project. The idea is to enhance your focus on the project and really power through some of the tasks you need to accomplish.

If you can’t leave a project for a few days, maybe you can schedule in in two days a week. Or three. Experiment until you find the right balance.

Have you tried scheduling this way? Does it work for you, or have you found something that is better?

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The article talks about different approaches to setting priorities, my favorite of which is probably “Eat a Frog.” The general idea is to eat a frog, or get the most unpleasant task done early, so the worst of your day is out of the way.

But I probably practice the Covey quadrants most of the time, though. Unfortunately I’ve worked with a lot of people who live in the 3rd quadrant – where everything’s an emergency. It makes it harder to work from the 1st and 2nd quadrants.

Are you having trouble setting priorities? What’s the biggest hurdle for you?

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