{"id":17014,"date":"2019-10-02T00:12:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T00:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/i-feel-that-writing-the-top-three-most-important-tasks-is-a-great-idea-so-one-doesnt-put-too-much-on-their-plate-however-how-are-we-to-quantify-these-tasks-is-taking-five-minutes-to-pay-a-bill-o\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:04:11","slug":"i-feel-that-writing-the-top-three-most-important-tasks-is-a-great-idea-so-one-doesnt-put-too-much-on-their-plate-however-how-are-we-to-quantify-these-tasks-is-taking-five-minutes-to-pay-a-bill-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/i-feel-that-writing-the-top-three-most-important-tasks-is-a-great-idea-so-one-doesnt-put-too-much-on-their-plate-however-how-are-we-to-quantify-these-tasks-is-taking-five-minutes-to-pay-a-bill-o\/","title":{"rendered":"I feel that writing the top three most important tasks is a great idea, so one doesn&#8217;t put too much on their plate. However, how are we to quantify these tasks? Is taking five minutes to pay a bill on my phone the same as cleaning dishes for fifteen minutes or exercising for 30 minutes or having dinner with family for two hours?? Also, what if I have one task I&#8217;m avoiding, because it&#8217;s a big deal. If I break it down into multiple, smaller tasks like most advise, how many of those can I do per day? What if it&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve never done before, so I have no idea how long it may take? I&#8217;m confused about this, as well. Maybe I need a distinction between different tasks. Maybe we could categorize tasks by length, effort, and importance?? Also, I find if I&#8217;m not sure what to prioritize, because so much seems important, I&#8217;ll go over the list with my spouse and he will help me make a decision or take some of the tasks off my hands. Sometimes, I can ask for help or delegate. Also, do I write a separate top three list for work? I feel like I need one for work and one for home or I won&#8217;t get much done at either place."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Lorenzo T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Thats a great question i also find it difficult if i have to toggle between my phone priorities that i can tick of if im done or prioritize them, maybe its something th\u00e9 designers could look into<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-369644180\"><div id=\"thefa-3919328991\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Start making your days count<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Try now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorenzo T. 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