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THE PROMPT (Prioritization · Prompt 14 — "The Ruthless Triage"):

"I have more tasks than hours. Here's my list: [paste]. My one non-negotiable outcome this week is [outcome]. Sort every item into DO NOW (moves the outcome), SCHEDULE (matters, not today), DELEGATE (name who), or DELETE (be honest). Flag the single highest-leverage task. Give me a 3-block deep work plan for today."

THE RUN:

Scenario — Maya, founder of a 6-person SaaS. Outcome this week: close the Series-A term sheet.

Dumped list: investor follow-up email, fix onboarding bug, hire designer, review Q3 numbers, respond to 40 Slack pings, update pitch deck appendix, 1:1 with new eng, renew AWS contract.

THE RESULT:

DO NOW —
▸ Investor follow-up email (directly moves the raise)
▸ Review Q3 numbers (investors will ask tonight)

SCHEDULE —
— Update pitch deck appendix → Thu AM
— 1:1 with new eng → Fri

DELEGATE —
— Onboarding bug → Raj (eng lead), due EOD
— AWS renewal → Priya (ops), 15-min task
— Slack pings → batch, reply at 4pm only

DELETE —
— Hire designer this week. Not term-sheet critical. Revisit post-close.

HIGHEST LEVERAGE: The Q3 numbers review — it de-risks every investor conversation this week.

TODAY'S DEEP WORK PLAN —
Block 1 (9:00–10:30): Q3 numbers, phone in drawer.
Block 2 (11:00–12:00): Investor follow-up + attach numbers.
Block 3 (2:00–3:00): Deck appendix draft.
Slack + email: 4:00pm only.