# Episode 113: How to Prioritize Tasks and Stay Focused | Productivity Tips from Jeremy & Joey – Ep 113 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-and-chill-productivity-tactics-for-audhders-and-other-neurodivergent-folks-5667584/episode-113-how-to-prioritize-tasks-and-stay-focused-productivity-tips-from-jeremy-joey-ep-113 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-and-chill-productivity-tactics-for-audhders-and-other-neurodivergent-folks-5667584/episode-113-how-to-prioritize-tasks-and-stay-focused-productivity-tips-from-jeremy-joey-ep-113.md Podcast: [Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-and-chill-productivity-tactics-for-audhders-and-other-neurodivergent-folks-5667584) Published: 2025-11-12T16:25:21+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/1557a78a Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/1557a78a/8d72cfad.mp3 Processing state: processed JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/focus-and-chill-productivity-tactics-for-audhders-and-other-neurodivergent-folks-5667584/episodes/episode-113-how-to-prioritize-tasks-and-stay-focused-productivity-tips-from-jeremy-joey-ep-113 Duration seconds: 2258 ## Resource Ever have difficulty deciding which task to do first? Dive in as hosts Jeremy Nagel and Joey Corea unpack how to prioritise without overthinking . They explore practical frameworks like RICE , RICE, UICEs and FUICE experiment with ways to reduce uncertainty, debate urgency versus importance, and share how AI, accountability, and small experiments can help you focus on what actually matters. Whether you’re managing a product roadmap or your personal backlog, this episode offers clear, usable tools for getting unstuck — minus the productivity fluff. Key Ideas & Takeaways : 1. Why Prioritisation Systems Matter Jeremy opens the discussion by reflecting on how work and side projects often get lost in endless to-do lists. He explains why RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) is valuable — it forces you to quantify what feels vague. Joey agrees that structure helps prevent “fake productivity,” but warns that rigid scoring systems can become procrastination in disguise. 2. RICE Explained & Its Limits Jeremy walks through each RICE element — Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort — noting it was originally built for product teams. He highlights its biggest flaw for personal work: “Reach” isn’t always meaningful for individual priorities. Joey adds that RICE works best when there’s data (e.g., users reached, tasks completed), but breaks down when you’re making creative or exploratory decisions. 3. Introducing UIs (Urgency–Impact–Confidence / Effort) Jeremy shares his personal adaptation: swap “Reach” for “Urgency.” He keeps the multiplicative model but applies logarithmic effort tiers (2 min, 1 hour, 1 day, etc.) to simplify scoring. Joey likes the tweak but asks whether urgency might bias people toward reactive work — the kind that feels satisfying but doesn’t move long-t… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/focus-and-chill-productivity-tactics-for-audhders-and-other-neurodivergent-folks-5667584/episodes/episode-113-how-to-prioritize-tasks-and-stay-focused-productivity-tips-from-jeremy-joey-ep-113/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-and-chill-productivity-tactics-for-audhders-and-other-neurodivergent-folks-5667584/episode-113-how-to-prioritize-tasks-and-stay-focused-productivity-tips-from-jeremy-joey-ep-113.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.