1st things 1st is an intuitive and smart prioritization toolset designed to help individuals and teams gain clarity and focus when making personal or work decisions. It turns overwhelming lists of options into a clear, ranked order so you can act with confidence rather than doubt. The platform supports prioritizing anything from product features and career paths to investments, travel plans, or project ideas.
How it works
- Identify options: Input any list of choices you need to decide among.
- Choose a prioritization method: Use Intuitive Prioritizer for pairwise comparisons or drag-and-drop ordering, or switch to Smart Prioritizer for multi-criteria evaluation.
- AI assistance where you want it: Enable AI autosuggestions to get recommended orders or criteria, then customize manually if needed.
- Review and act: Get a clear, ranked list that guides next steps with confidence.
When to use 1st things 1st
- Deciding what to launch next or where to focus time and resources
- Comparing options for investments, relocations, or career paths
- Aligning team or personal goals with a prioritized roadmap
Key benefits
- Turns chaos into clear action with a ranked prioritization
- Combines AI insights with human judgment for balanced decisions
- Flexible templates and multiple prioritization methods tailored to your style
- Shareable results and export options for collaboration and traceability
How to use
- Start without an account to try example scenarios or create a new prioritization
- Add your options and select a method (Intuitive or Smart prioritization)
- If desired, enable AI autosuggestions and adjust the results manually via drag-and-drop or criteria scores
- Save, export (PDF, Excel, Notion, or via integrations), or share a public link
Plans and access
- Free version available with essential prioritization features and sharing
- Paid plans add AI autosuggestions and advanced export options
Privacy and sharing
- You can use the tool without signing up, and share results via links or exports to collaborate securely
About the team
- Websightful UG, based in Berlin, focuses on online tools that improve well-being and decision quality. A portion of profits supports charitable initiatives through Make-Impact.org.
Use cases (example scenarios)
- Choosing a Car Model, Office Location, or Home
- Weekly Planning, Project Prioritization, or Personal Goals
- Selecting Vendors, Investments, or Learning Paths
Safety and limitations
- Designed for decision support, not a substitute for professional advice or critical irreversible decisions without thorough due diligence.
Core Features
- Intuitive Prioritization: pairwise comparisons or drag-and-drop to rank options based on natural intuition
- Smart Prioritization: multi-criteria evaluation with impact, effort, and other criteria
- AI-Powered Autosuggestions: AI-generated recommendations for ordering, criteria, and options
- Multi-Project Support: create and manage prioritizations across different areas of life or work
- Collaboration and Sharing: export options, public links, and easy sharing
- Flexible Exports: PDF, Excel, Notion Checklists, and Zapier integrations to Todoist, Trello, Asana, ClickUp
- No mandatory account: try scenarios instantly; sign up for saving and multi-device access
- Optional Templates: tailored prioritization templates to fit various decision contexts
- Ethical and transparent AI: AI assistance that users can override or adjust