The document uses a metaphor of filling a jar with rocks, pebbles, and water to illustrate the importance of prioritizing tasks. Rocks represent essential priorities that must be completed each day, like school, chores, and sleep. Pebbles are enjoyable activities one wants more time for, like hobbies and socializing. Water is optional activities that are nice to do if there is time. The metaphor teaches that by completing essential rocks first, one makes room for more pebbles and water activities in their daily schedule.

2. What can a jar teach
us about
prioritizing??????

3. Let’s pretend
this jar
represents
one day- 24
hours –no
more, no less.

4. As you
know, a day
fills up fast.
So does the
jar!

5. Is the jar
full?
There is no
more room
for
rocks, but…

6. …there is
plenty of
room for
pebbles.
Is it full yet?

7. There is not
much more
room for
pebbles, but
…

8. …there is, of
course, room
for a lot of
water.
Is it full
now?

9. It
certainly
is!

10. So what’s the
point?

11. The significance of the rock, pebble,
and water activity is the ORDER in
which the items were added to the
jar. If we had stared filling the jar
with pebbles, we wouldn’t have room
for rocks.

12. The jar is like your
time; just as the big
rocks automatically
made room for for
pebbles and water, you
can automatically
make room for “fun
stuff” when you take
care of your big
priorities first!

13. So let’s work on your
priorities!

14. Rock Priorities
Your rock priorities
are the things you
have to do. Examples:
• Go to school
• Do homework
• Help around the
house
• Sleep

15. Pebble Priorities
Pebble priorities are the
things you that you really
enjoy and want to spend
more time doing. Examples:
• Sports
• Band
• Extra-curricular activities
• Part-time job
• Hobbies
• Socializing with friends

16. Water Priorities
Water priorities are “If I get
to them, great. If not, oh
well!” priorities. Examples:
• Playing video games
• Playing with pets
• Watching TV
• Texting friends
• Playing on the computer