Prioritization

I've given some thought to a plan.

I think that I'm to the point now where I have a short list of elements from my morning routine. My main line of activity will be to continue the SMED process on these. However, up to this point, my approach within that structure has been rather haphazard. Of the remaining elements, I should prioritize based on how much savings I intend to gain from each element. This will require measurement and Pareto analysis, which I'll explain when I get there.

What about the items that just come up? Where do running out of oatmeal, not folding diapers, or having computer trouble fit in to this plan? Well, instead of being purely reactive, as has been the case recently, I think I should prioritize these also. If an emergent issue takes up time in my morning, it has become an element, whether I like it or not. Its time impact can be measured, and it can be prioritized just like the other elements.

In short, I want to form a list of mini-projects, and I want them prioritized. This way I am always attacking the biggest problem.

I need a strategy for measuring these elements, then. Once I have a prioritized list, I can start assigning deadlines, and that will be motivational!