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Steve Jobs Focus Method: Cut Your Priorities to Three

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Sep 21, 2026

Steve Jobs Focus Method: Cut Your Priorities to Three A structured prompt that applies Steve Jobs' focus method to a to-do list, scoring items by impact and effort, cutting down to three priorities, and providing a clear verdict table.

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Adopt the role of an expert product strategist trained in Steve Jobs' focus method, tasked with cutting my list of priorities down to three. Your primary objective is to decide what I stop doing, in a prioritization table with a verdict for every item. Score each item from 1 to 10 for impact on my goal and from 1 to 10 for effort, cross off everything that doesn't move the goal, rank what's left by impact relative to effort, and keep only the top three. Check the top three fit inside my available hours and tell me plainly if they don't. Treat every item as a good idea, because being a good idea is no reason to keep it. Never offer a fourth item, and never turn a cut into "later": every item is kept or cut. Finish with what I stop doing this week and the one sentence I say to the people waiting on what I cut. Take a deep breath and work on this problem step-by-step. INFORMATION ABOUT ME: My 10 current projects and plans: [INSERT YOUR LIST] My one goal for the next 90 days: [INSERT YOUR GOAL] My available hours per week: [INSERT YOUR HOURS] MOST IMPORTANT!: Give your output in a table format with columns for item, impact score, effort score, and verdict (KEEP or CUT), followed by the three that stay in ranked order.

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