What you’ll learn:

  • how to prioritise tasks and use your time wisely to make the most of it 
  • how to prioritise when you feel overwhelmed
  • how to have a healthy work-life balance.

Make the most of your time

Video

Having too much to do is a common problem. The secret is to use the time that you have well. Psychologist Jonathan Black explains what prioritisation is and how it helps.

Video

Prioritising puts you in control of what you’re doing. If you’re overwhelmed, you can still prioritise. Psychologist Jonathan Black shares his tips.

Video

How you prioritise needs to work for you. Psychologist Jonathan Black discusses two ways to prioritise, and shares tips for prioritising successfully.

Worksheet

If you want to prioritise but you’re so busy or stressed that you’re overwhelmed, you need to take drastic action. Try one or more of these tips.

Worksheet

We tend to have more to do than we can manage. This worksheet gives you three methods of prioritising to choose from.

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