Prioritisation template
Plot the difference
Once you've taken some time to reflect on your vision for a better world, this chart helps you decide where to focus. List the things you could do to help bring that vision about, then plot each one by how important it feels to you and how difficult it would be for you to influence — from things you could change with ease to things that feel virtually impossible.
The point is to find where you can make a meaningful difference to the things that matter most to you — so you can prioritise your effort, pick the low-hanging fruit, and make a real impact rather than spreading yourself thin.
Print the template
This is the chart exactly as it appears in the book. Download it as a printable A4 PDF and plot your ideas by hand — or, if you'd rather work on screen, use the interactive version below.
Download the PDF templateOr plot it here
Add things that you could do to make the world a better place, set the two sliders to show how important and how difficult they feel, and they'll appear on the chart. Add as many as you like, adjust or remove them, then download your chart to keep as a reference to help you focus your energy where it is most effective.
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A pathway to hope
There's no scoring here and no right answer — the value is in seeing your own priorities laid out. With the chart in front of you, it's a good moment to test your assumptions: some things may be closer to your vision, or heading in a better direction, than you feared; others may be harder, which is healthy to acknowledge. Change is possible — in yourself and in the world — it just asks for patience. Nothing you type is saved or sent; when you close the page it's gone.