Apr 14, 2025

k-ratings: Prioritise Efficiently

no BS and super quick

Being a math guy, I love finding mathematical solutions to stuff that don’t really need them, or do they?

Presenting: k-ratings

k-ratings are my way to identify which tasks are more appropriate to do at the moment without any bullshit. It is Eisenhower Matrix on steroids.

\begin{array}{l} urgency \times (alignment + importance) = k \end{array}

where,

urgency: 1 - low, 2 - medium, 3 - high
alignment: with my current identity and values (1-5)
importance: “what’s the return on investment on this thing, especially for the long term?” (1-5)

Eh what?

Rules

Make a list
Assign values to Alignment, Importance and Urgency.
$k$ = (alignment + importance) x urgency.
Sort descending.
(!!!) Remove anything with $k < 10$ . Trust me, you don’t need them weeds.
If anything with equal $k$ value, prefer the one with higher urgency. If equal urgency, prefer the one with higher importance… and so on.

\begin{array}{l} urgency < importance < alignment \end{array}

Example

example

According to the rules,

SAT Prep has the highest $k$ rating, and so it is the priority task.
Music Theory and Playing Games should be cut off from the list.
Math Course and Babysitting Thor have the same $k$ rating, but Babysitting Thor has a higher urgency, so it will be preferred.

In the end you have:

example-2

So, babysitting Thor is more appropriate than doing math?

Limitations? Could be. The user base is too small (just me) to analyse anything. Systems are like that.

Further Whatever

Once you have the tasks prioritised, make a structured plan to work on them and not wander aimlessly.
Forecast events in your life, and be more calibrated. I use fatebook.io, and it is wonderful.
Ask ChatGPT to come up with something ridiculous and snarky.
Call out on bullshit and comment on this post.

Happy planning!