# E8 | anthropic/claude-opus-5 | run 2

## Prompt

Convert this into a prioritized to-do list with rough time estimates: reply to the lawyer, book flights for the conference, review the design mockups, update the pitch deck before Thursday.

## Response

Here's a prioritized sequence based on external dependencies, deadlines, and how much each task blocks others. Total focused work: roughly 3.5 to 5 hours.

## Prioritized To-Do List

| # | Task | Time Estimate | Why This Priority |
|---|------|---------------|-------------------|
| 1 | Reply to the lawyer | 20–40 min | Someone else is blocked on you; legal matters often carry hard deadlines or billing clocks |
| 2 | Update the pitch deck | 90–150 min | Hard Thursday deadline and the highest-stakes deliverable |
| 3 | Review the design mockups | 45–60 min | Unblocks the design team; feedback compounds if delayed |
| 4 | Book conference flights | 20–30 min | Time-sensitive on price, not on people — but costs rise daily |

## Suggested Order of Attack

**First 45 minutes (morning):** Clear the lawyer reply and book the flights back to back. Both are short, low-creativity tasks that free up mental bandwidth and remove nagging open loops.

**Deep work block (2–2.5 hours):** Pitch deck. Protect this time — it's the only task here that genuinely needs uninterrupted focus.

**Afternoon (1 hour):** Mockup review. Send consolidated written feedback rather than piecemeal notes.

## Two Flags

The Thursday deadline is ambiguous — today is Thursday, July 30. If the deck is due *today*, it moves to position one immediately. If it means next Thursday, August 6, you have runway to spread the work.

Flight prices for conferences climb sharply as the event nears and room blocks sell out. If the conference is under three weeks away, promote booking to the top slot.

Want me to rebuild this as a time-blocked calendar for a specific day?
