I always start each day by checking the emails and then i will make a daily list of which were required to respond in timely manner, which were the tasks delegated should be finished within the day or the week. If I planned everything in right order but still, the worst case happened, there was competing priorities that comes from different stakeholders, then i will ask myself, if can this be potentially accomplish using a way that is already in the system? If yes then i will finish this low-hanging fruit first so i can focus