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Productivity & Organisation
Alternative Phrasing
Source
Algorithms to Live By
There are two philosophies for what task to do first. I don’t think there’s a right one but there’s definitely situational and individual context that can impact what you decide to do.
- Eat the Frog: Do the hardest / most time consuming task first. It is just eating the proverbial frog.
- Shortest Processing Time (SPT): Start with tasks that take little time to complete to build momentum and then get to the more time consuming ones.