Hi Tabs,
I prioritize my tasks according to their relationship to my goals. Some tasks are directly related to the furtherance of my goals and those I do first. Second are those tasks which are indirectly related to the accomplishment of my goals. Thirdly are those which have no direct relationship to my goals.
For example working directly on a project relates directly to my goal of operating my business for the purpose of making money, so if I have pending projects I work on those first. After that I might do an inventory of supplies, because that relates to my being able to complete projects, but is not work that directly accomplishes a project. It is indirectly related.
Other tasks might include running errands such as dry cleaning, groceries, etc., which are necessary but do not relate directly to my stated goal. I do these when everything else is caught up.
This is definitely over-simplified but you get the idea.
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