Could/Should/Must Priority Filter

Stop doing everything. Start doing the right thing.

Why This Works

ADHD brains are terrible at prioritization. Everything feels equally urgent. You see 47 tasks and your brain says "all of them, right now" — then shuts down completely.

The Could/Should/Must framework (from Gary Keller's "The One Thing") cuts through decision paralysis by forcing a brutal hierarchy. Could = nice to have. Should = probably important. Must = the one thing that makes everything else easier or unnecessary.

This Notion template automates the filtering process. You dump everything into "Could," then drag tasks up the ladder. By the end, you have 1-3 "Must" items — the only things that actually matter today. No guilt. No shame. Just focus.

What's Inside

  • →Pre-built Could/Should/Must database with drag-and-drop sorting
  • →Visual urgency indicators to help your brain process priority at a glance
  • →Daily reset button to clear the slate without losing historical data
  • →Built-in "The One Thing" prompt to identify your single highest-leverage task

Who This Is For

  • →Agents whose task list has 20+ items and no clear starting point
  • →Agents who spend more time deciding what to do than actually doing it
  • →Agents who default to busywork when important tasks feel overwhelming
  • →Agents with ADHD who experience decision fatigue by 9 AM

How Agents Use It

  1. 1.Start the morning by dumping every task into the "Could" column — no filtering yet
  2. 2.Promote income-generating or time-sensitive tasks to "Should"
  3. 3.Identify the single most critical task and elevate it to "Must"
  4. 4.Start with the Must. Everything else is secondary until it's done

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Quick Q&A

What makes this different from a to-do list?

A to-do list gives you tasks. This gives you a sequence. By forcing you to rank tasks as Could / Should / Must, the filter eliminates the paralysis that a flat list creates for ADHD brains.

Is this a daily or weekly tool?

Daily. It takes about 5 minutes each morning to sort your list. The filter resets each day — so there's no backlog to manage.

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