▁either ▁records ▁the ▁tasks ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁highest ▁priority , ▁or ▁assign s ▁them ▁a ▁number ▁after ▁they ▁are ▁listed ▁(" 1 " ▁for ▁highest ▁priority , ▁" 2 " ▁for ▁second ▁highest ▁priority , ▁etc .) ▁which ▁indicates ▁in ▁which ▁order ▁to ▁execute ▁the ▁tasks . ▁The ▁latter ▁method ▁is ▁generally ▁faster , ▁allowing ▁the ▁tasks ▁to ▁be ▁recorded ▁more ▁quickly . ▁ ▁Another ▁way ▁of ▁prior it izing ▁comp uls ory ▁tasks ▁( group ▁A ) ▁is ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁most ▁un ple asant ▁one ▁first . ▁When ▁it ' s ▁done , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁list ▁feels ▁easier . ▁Gr oups ▁B ▁and ▁C ▁can ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁idea , ▁but ▁instead ▁of ▁doing ▁the ▁first ▁task ▁( which ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁un ple asant ) ▁right ▁away , ▁it ▁gives ▁motiv ation ▁to ▁do ▁other ▁tasks ▁from ▁the ▁list ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁first ▁one . ▁ ▁A ▁completely ▁different ▁approach ▁which ▁arg ues ▁against ▁prior it ising ▁altogether ▁was ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁British ▁author ▁Mark ▁For ster ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁" Do ▁It ▁Tom orrow ▁and ▁Other ▁Sec rets ▁of ▁Time ▁Management ". ▁This ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁operating ▁" closed " ▁to - do ▁lists , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁" open " ▁to - do ▁list . ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁traditional ▁never - ending ▁to - do ▁lists ▁virt ually ▁guarante es ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁your ▁work ▁will ▁be ▁left ▁und one . ▁This ▁approach ▁advoc ates ▁getting ▁all ▁your