It’s important for those of us who struggle with executive functioning challenges to identify our priorities because there are not enough hours in the day to do everything we could possibly want to do. 

Without establishing our priorities, many of us respond to whatever happens at the moment.  We shift our attention to tasks and activities that are most pressing or exciting.  In order to actively suppress that urge, we need to identify and commit ourselves to certain priority items.

Based on a system originally developed by United States President Dwight Eisenhower, our downloadable “Priority To-Do-List” is for students and adults who hate to schedule their time but need to prioritize and list out their most important tasks on a daily basis.   We have simplified President Eisenhower’s idea to come up with a “Priority To-Do List”:  Here’s how it works.