- President Dwight D. Eisenhower developed the "Eisenhower Matrix."
- It's a tool for figuring out what's important versus urgent.
- The tool was featured in Stephen Covey's book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People."
- Your goal should be to spend time on tasks that are important but not urgent for maximum productivity.
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A decades-old time-management strategy can help you become more productive and less stressed at work
The "Eisenhower Matrix" says you'll be most effective if you schedule your day according to what's important but not urgent.
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As you can see, the two main criteria on which you evaluate tasks are urgency and importance. Urgent activities require immediate attention; important ones contribute to your mission, values, and goals. You'll want to focus most of your energy on activities that are important but non-urgent — a.k.a the activities that fall in Quadrant II.
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