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Task Triage Template

A copyable task triage template with action lanes, examples, variants, filling notes, and boundaries for ordinary planning.

Updated 2026-05-29

Use this template when a task list is too mixed to become a useful checklist. It separates urgency, effort, next action, and parked work so the active list stays small enough to start.

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# Task Triage Template

List owner:
Date:
Main context:
Time available today:

## Raw Task Capture
| Task | Urgency | Effort | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | today / soon / later | quick / medium / large |  |
|  | today / soon / later | quick / medium / large |  |
|  | today / soon / later | quick / medium / large |  |

## Do Now
| Done | Task | Why now | First action |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ ] |  |  |  |

## Plan Next
| Task | Split into | Owner or time | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |

## Schedule
| Task | Date or block | Prep needed | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |

## Park
| Idea or task | Review later? | Reason parked |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |

## Boundary Reminders
- Triage chooses attention; it does not finish the work.
- Split large urgent tasks before putting them on a checklist.
- Keep legal, medical, financial, safety, and workplace-risk decisions out of generic triage.

Useful variants

Monday work list
Home reset decisions
Study week tasks
Errand backlog
Shared household task review

How to adapt it

Replace bracketed text with your details, remove sections you do not need, and keep the final version short enough for the reader to act on.

FAQ

What belongs in the do-now lane?

Use it for tasks that are both urgent and small enough to start without a planning session.

What belongs in the park lane?

Use it for later ideas that are real but should not compete with today or this week.

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