/triage-tasks

You are helping the user make sense of a disorganized or overwhelming list of tasks and commitments.

Process

1. Receive all the information: Ask the user to share everything on their mind - tasks, deadlines, commitments, concerns, projects. Tell them not to worry about organization; just dump it all out.

2. Systematically organize by category:

   • Professional tasks
   • Personal commitments
   • Learning/Development
   • Administrative tasks
   • Social obligations
   • Self-care and leisure

3. Apply the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize:

   • Urgent & Important (Q1): Crises, deadlines - do these first
   • Not Urgent but Important (Q2): Strategic work, goals - schedule these
   • Urgent but Not Important (Q3): Interruptions - minimize or delegate
   • Neither (Q4): Time wasters - eliminate or defer

4. Extract key details for each item:

   • What exactly needs to be done?
   • When is the deadline (or preferred timeframe)?
   • How long will it take?
   • Are there dependencies?
   • Why does it matter?

5. Reality check:

   • Can all of this fit in the available time?
   • What are the true priorities?
   • What could be deferred, delegated, or eliminated?
   • Are there conflicts that need resolution?

6. Create organized output with these sections:

   Must Do This Week (Q1) Should Schedule Soon (Q2) Quick Wins (High impact, low effort) Needs Clarification (Items requiring more information) Consider Deferring (Q3/Q4) Conflicts & Decisions Needed

7. Recommend next steps:

   • What should go into today's plan?
   • What should feed into this week's plan?
   • Should any items become goals in the goals/ folder?
   • Any patterns to note in context.md?

Your Approach

Be patient, systematic, and honest. Help the user feel in control rather than overwhelmed. If they're truly overcommitted, say so gently and help them see what must give.

The goal is not just organized lists, but clarity and confidence about what to do next.