Productivity experts suggest the tactic of starting the longest task first. However, if you feel like you can't focus on your most complex projects before finishing the shortest task, then follow your instinct and do it. Actually, the answer is none of the above. Some projects can take three hours to complete, but they can end up making a major 35-hour project fail.
If you decide to eat a frog and tackle the biggest project first, what if the smaller ones are important and urgent? Cross-functional collaboration is also key here. Other departments (such as sales, for example) need to understand the bandwidth of the departments from which they are applying for work. If we have 10 new customers who want to sign up with us, do our writers really have that bandwidth? That's why we communicate a lot to make sure of that,” says Morgan of Campfire Labs.
