[afarrell]

> assessing if they were actually important to begin with.

I've found answering "Is this important?" very hard. I find it much easier to answer "What is the impact if I do this?"

[DarwinMailApp]

You and me both buddy!

I like your style.. and sometimes I ask myself other questions like will it matter to me in 10 hours, 10 days or 10 weeks?

The longer into the future it matters to me, the more important it is to get done IMO :)

[AstralStorm]

I'd phrase it differently: think what will it won't happen if you reorder the tasks, and how long it will take to achieve.

Mind that both are estimates and can change.

[DarwinMailApp]

No that is a more powerful motivator. Thanks for the tip!

[hippich]

My procrastination works as such filter. If 10 weeks later I still care about it, it is probably something important. Doesn't work that well for security-related issues (where 10 weeks might be too late...)

[riantogo]

“What is the impact if I don’t do this?”, is a stricter filter.

[afarrell]

My first draft of my comment had this. It is true, but can make it hard to rank positive opportunities and only focus on preventing risks.

I think you want to ask both questions.