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Setting or assessing priorities

Setting or assessing priorities. What is priority setting?. Aim is to improve the allocation of (personal) resources to meet set goals and achieve personal fulfillment . Why set priorities..1?. Multiple demands for attention Family Health Friends Work Leisure (?Social) responsibility

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Setting or assessing priorities

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  1. Setting or assessing priorities

  2. What is priority setting? • Aim is to improve the allocation of (personal) resources to meet set goals and achieve personal fulfillment

  3. Why set priorities..1? • Multiple demands for attention • Family • Health • Friends • Work • Leisure • (?Social) responsibility • “Eye on the future” • Not living only for the present

  4. Why set priorities..2? • Resources are always in short supply • Time • Opportunities • Funds

  5. How to assess priorities..1 • Natural responsibility • Family: nuclear, extended • Time dependence • Can this wait? • Personal vs. other’s control • Does it depend on other’s activities • Does it serve long-term goals or aspirations

  6. How to assess priorities..2 • Is it “vain” or substantial? • “Rule of rescue” • equivalent to giving first preference to the most severe health conditions (esp. emergency care for life-threatening illnesses) • What is the opportunity cost?

  7. Contextual considerations • Stability of job • Social responsibilities • Family • Community • Etc. • Future security • Personal strengths and weaknesses • Being realistic!

  8. Every choice…. • ….involves some risk taking • There is opportunity cost associated with a choice • Goal is to: • Minimize risk • Reduce unknown

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