# Task Sorting
## Notes
every task should be divided into one of four categories in order to find the best solution to solving it
How to sort a task:
1. *Delete* - is the task even worth doing? is it beneficial or important? otherwise - delete it,
2. *Delay* - is it important to do it now? also - consider the "2 minute rule". else, delay it (Jump:: [[the 2 minute rule]])
3. *Delegate* - is it worth your time? imagine you evaluate your time as an hourly rate of income. does this task justifies this cost? otherwise, try to delegate it to a person (for exp - finding someone to fix a leak in the house, repair the car...). also, another possibility is to delegate it to an automation process. try to see if this recurring task can be partially done by a software/code/tool you set-up
4. *Do* - if all else fails, just do the task
## Visual
![[Task sorting.webp]]
## Connections
```dataviewjs
const queryPath = "Extras/Queries/connections_query.js"
const queryContent = await dv.io.load(queryPath)
dv.executeJs(queryContent);
```
## Overview
🔼Topic:: [[Triage]]
◀Origin:: [[Thomas Frank]]
🔗Link:: [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfnvbw4s9CA)
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