11. A Common Thread

From Applied Priority Analysis by Shasank Dwivedi (Suggested Reading, Time Management, Paper II – Priority Analysis)

“Exercise 2. We have seen that priorities are different for different age groups. The list below gives the priorities of A) a 15 years old boy, B) a 27 years old working woman and C) a 42 years old family man. Categorize the priorities as per the three persons.

1. To establish defiance towards authority.

2. To form new groups of acquaintances.

3. To have and maintain a stylish way of living.

4. To find and be in touch with childhood and college acquaintances.

5. To be accepted.

6. To share emotions and actions with everybody, mostly through social media.

7. To find out what others are doing, mostly through social media.

8. To be cool and smart.

9. To cement transient relations and control fleeting infatuations.

10. To keep emotions and actions undisclosed, mostly from social media.

11. To get respect.

12. To have an own room with closed doors.

13. To earn money."

"Answer. A – 1, 5, 6, 8, 12. B – 2, 3, 5, 7, 9. C – 4, 5, 10, 11, 13."