That phone call amidst your date with your wife, it deviates you from what you should be prioritizing at the moment. The problem with this is we lose track of the important matters. We tend to focus on matters that are urgent without thinking if it’s important. Third are matters that are Not Important but Urgent.This is a quadrant of opportunities, opportunity to learn, to improve yourself or your relationship with people and seeing what’s in store for you. And in doing so, you actually learn more out of those tasks. Addressing these matters helps you do the task more effectively. This is where you should focus and spend your time on. The second are matters that are Important but Not Urgent.But it was stressful, right? But remember it was given weeks before the deadline? This is to point out how important matters should be addressed before they become urgent to avoid stress and conflicts. Remember that business proposal you worked overtime because it’s due the next day? This is an example of a matter that should be done right now. These are things such as crises, emergencies or deadlines. First are matters that are Important and Urgent.We can then create these time management quadrants: Here’s why: There are classifications in everything you do in life.įirst is the urgency of the matter (urgent or not urgent) and second, by its importance (important or not important). You may say yes, it’s normal because that is how things are usually done.
We do the most urgent things first, not considering if it’s the most important. Unimportant/Not Urgent: Drop if out of time (e.g.People do things differently, but do you know what most of us have in common?.Unimportant/Urgent: Delegate if possible (e.g., interruptions, meetings, activities).Important/Not Urgent: Get an end date and do personally (e.g.Important/Urgent: Do immediately and personally (e.g., crises, deadlines, problems).To optimize your time, the items in each quadrant should be attended to in the following order: In the Eisenhower Matrix, activities are placed into four quadrants: Important and Urgent, Important and Not Urgent, Not Important and Urgent, and Not Important and Not Urgent. To help you make the most of your own time, I have provided a free printable PDF of a blank Eisenhower Matrix. This time management method is said to have been invented by U.S. One of the ones I find useful is the Eisenhower Matrix (Also known as an Eisenhower Box, or a time management matrix. Fortunately, There are many practical methods to help your optimize your work hours. For most of us, however, this is not an innate skill. As an entrepreneur or small business owner, it’s important to know how to manage your time wisely.
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