What do you do when you have a pile of tasks that are all critical? I spent all day trying to work through things but kept having new ones added to the pile

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I tried to prioritize but all are “extremely high priority” soooo all must be done now

I’ve messaged or spoken to my manager and said here is what I need to get done today and they can’t all be - which are the priority. That way it puts responsibility on them to tell you which they really need asap

It comes down to prioritizing, which can mean coming up with ways to delineate between equally important tasks. It can make sense to take on the ones that will take the least time to accomplish, that way at least you can feel like you're making progress. Or prioritize by which might have been handed off to you first. Or even by which will benefit someone you like as opposed to a colleague you can't stand. Obviously, no one needs to know how you prioritize things, so if the criteria gets a little squirrely it won't matter.

It’s all about deadlines and time management. And honestly adding to the pile never ends

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