I'm a space cadet, some abilities would rarely get used. I use ISboxer and have all my abilities smashed at the same time. Yes..if i were better at micro managing, i might be able to squeeze out better dps. But the pop cycle stick method nets me reliable dps and self healing. Now i have noticed that if i place them on my bar in order of longest cool down to shortest I get the best results. Other than that, its whack-a-mole!

Prot paly is mostly priority anyway, whatever is not on cool down needs to get used. All my defensive abilities and flash of light are on separate hotkeys/macros.