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Prioritizing your work

Engineering for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner​

Break down large tasks into smaller pieces... Put things in the following order:

  1. Things that are actively no fire or are time-sensitive.
  2. Things that can be done quickly.
  3. Things that need a scheduled block of time.
  4. Things that I may get to further along. ...We do the small things early on is because morale is important. When I accomplish a task, I feel more inclined to get my other work done because being productive feels good This is also why I put things I've already accomplished on my list... acknowledging accomplishments makes me more likely to keep going and pushes me through the more complicated tasks. [28]