Determine which tasks on your lists are most pressing and—most important—and work on those first. Use your lists to compare and contrast the time requirements of one task against another. Try to differentiate between the things that you want to do and those that you need to do. Distinguish between what you need to do for yourself and what needs to be done for other people. Which is more important?
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