The Burgeon Group

A free tool for founder-led businesses

You already know your list. What you need is permission to drop most of it.

Empty your head onto the page. Score each item against five questions. Walk away with a month you can see and a week you can actually do.

About fifteen minutes. Free. Nothing to install.

Nothing you type leaves this page unless you ask. Your list is saved in this browser only, so it's here when you come back.

How this works

Four steps. You empty your head, put your next reset in your own diary, then score the list. The reset comes before the scoring on purpose: a list you score once is an interesting afternoon, and a list you come back to every month is a different thing entirely.

  1. Empty your head — everything on your plate for the month ahead
  2. Set your monthly reset — thirty minutes in your own calendar, same time next month
  3. Score the list — five questions per item, honestly
  4. Your month, and your week — three things worth protecting, and a clear list of what you're allowed to let go

Empty your head

Everything on your plate for the month ahead — the proposal you haven't sent, the lease you haven't read, the hire you keep circling. One per line. Don't filter, don't order it. Most founders land somewhere between 12 and 20.

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Set your monthly reset

Thirty minutes with this page, same time next month.

Why this comes before the scoring

A list you score once is an interesting afternoon. The hard part isn't picking three things — it's doing those three instead of drifting back to the twelve. Put the next one in your diary now, while you still mean it.

One recurring 30-minute slot — next month at 09:00.

How long should it repeat?

Put it in your calendar

Google Calendar

Outlook and Apple download a calendar file — open it and save the event.

Pick a calendar first. The scoring opens once the date is set — that's the whole point of doing this step first.

Score the list

Five questions per item, one to five. First instinct is usually the honest one — don't deliberate.

Item 1 of 1
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This item: —

Tip: press 1–5 on your keyboard to answer the next question quickly.

Your month, and your week

This week

    The rest of your month

    Real work, but not this week. Pull the next one up as each of the three above closes out.

      Everything, ranked

      Scores out of 25. Click any row to change how you scored it.

      Task or initiativeScoreWhat to do with it

      20–25 · Do First — strategic, impactful and executable.
      15–19 · Schedule & Assign — next tier; slot it against real bandwidth.
      10–14 · Defer or Reframe — needs re-evaluation or simplification.
      Below 10 · Drop or Park — low-value distractions. You are allowed to let these go.

      Your list stays in this browser, so it's here when you come back.

      Want someone to ask you about it?

      Entirely optional. The list above is yours either way, and it stays in this browser whether you fill this in or not.

      Nothing is sent unless you tick the box. You can ask to be removed at any time by replying to any email from The Burgeon Group.

      If you'd like someone to ask

      A list you score alone is an interesting afternoon. A list someone asks you about a month later is a different thing entirely. If you want that, book a thirty-minute accountability session — free, no pitch attached.

      Book 30 minutes with JC