# Find my highest-value work and where my time adds little value

Maps your responsibilities to business value so you can see what to protect, what to shrink, and where time is wasted.

- Topic: Productivity & Planning
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/find-my-highest-value-work-and-where-my-time-adds-little-value

## Prompt

```text
Help me see which parts of my work create the most value and which consume time without much return.

**My role and what I'm measured on:** [e.g. "finance business partner; measured on forecast accuracy and decision support"]
**My responsibilities and recurring activities:** [PASTE - add rough hours per week if you know them]
**Team or company goals this year:** [GOALS]
**What my manager or customers value most from me:** [IF KNOWN]

For each activity, assess:
- Value created: revenue, cost, risk reduced, decisions improved, customer or team impact.
- Whether it needs me specifically (my judgment, relationships, expertise) or could be done by someone or something else.
- Time vs. value: high value / low time, high value / high time, low value / high time, low value / low time.

Return:
1. Value map: | Activity | Hours/week | Value created | Needs me? | Quadrant | Recommendation |
2. My 3-5 highest-value activities, and what would happen if I gave them more time.
3. Where I spend time without meaningful value, with the likely reason (habit, unclear ownership, someone else's priority, perfectionism, a broken process).
4. Three changes for next week that move at least [e.g. 4] hours from low-value to high-value work.

Rules: Don't assume meetings or admin are worthless; some prevent risk or keep key relationships healthy. Where hours are missing, estimate and label them as estimates. Judge value from what I told you; don't invent metrics.
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE - add rough hours per week if you know them
- GOALS
- IF KNOWN
- e.g. 4

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