A priority matrix is a simple tool that helps you categorize tasks based on specific criteria, like urgency and importance. By visually organizing your tasks, you can quickly see where to focus your attention, which tasks can wait, and which ones you can delegate or drop altogether. Timeboxing is a technique where you allocate specific time slots to specific tasks. It’s like setting an appointment with yourself to get work done. Doing this creates a focused period for each task, which helps you avoid getting overwhelmed by your to-do list.

- Assess urgency and impact – Identify which tasks have the nearest deadlines and the greatest potential impact on your project. - Break down tasks – Divide larger projects into smaller, manageable components for easier handling. - Use the Eisenhower Matrix – Categorize tasks into urgent vs. important to determine priority. - Consider dependencies – Identify tasks that are prerequisites for others and tackle those first. - Set time limits – Allocate specific time blocks for each task to maintain focus and momentum. - Review regularly – Reassess priorities as deadlines approach and new information emerges.

When you find yourself overwhelmed with deadlines, identify which tasks are urgent and which can wait. Prioritize them based on deadlines and importance and then break down large projects into smaller, manageable tasks.

If you're overwhelmed with data research deadlines and need to decide which tasks to tackle first, you need to first understand the importance of each of the tasks. This is to help you to eliminate which ones you should avoid doing first. You need to always choose the ones that makes the most impact on whatever you are doing. You need to then evaluate which ones are urgent. This is because you need to rush to meet your deadlines. You need to also evaluate which takes up too much of your time if all are equally important. This is to avoid you from spending too much time on one and not being able to finish the rest.