How I Finally Made Sense of Todoist’s Priority Levels

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Prioritization Task Management Moscow Method

Must. Tasks that you need to get done today. These either have a deadline for today or are tasks that matter to you or your business. Examples: Write a draft for an article, renew health insurance, send emails to potential sponsors (View Highlight)

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Must Tasks


Should. Tasks that you should get done today, but it’s okay if they spill over to the next day or later. Examples: Schedule posts for social media accounts, vacuum the apartment, book an Airbnb. (View Highlight)

Bento Method Your 1 large ideally is a must or should Your medium is ideally a must or should Your small can be a should, could or would

Should Tasks


Could. Tasks that you could do today if you have the time. It’s okay for them to spill over to the next day or later. Examples: Plan the next trip, collect highlights from a book into a note, organise my workspace, shop for new clothes. (View Highlight)

Low Energy Time

Could Tasks


Would. Tasks that are part of your wishlist, but you don’t necessarily have to do them. Examples: Read the latest issue of a magazine, add a cool feature to your website or app, enrol in another online course. (View Highlight)

Would Tasks

Is this task necessary to be done today? Yes? Then it’s a P1. Important, but doesn’t have a deadline for today? It’s a P2 task. And then everything else mainly falls into P3. I don’t even bother adding tasks to my “Today” list that I consider as P4. (View Highlight)

Avoid scheduling could or would tasks, save the time and do them in your Low Energy Time