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We’ve all been there. You want to be productive but suddenly you have a hundred things on your plate and don’t know which one to tackle first.
Before you jump into anything, you need to know what you’re working with. And that means managing your tasks.
What is the Eisenhower Matrix?
Simply put, this is a task/time management system based on two metrics: urgency and importance. From these two metrics, you sort your tasks into four quadrants:
- Urgent and Important
- Not Urgent and Important
- Urgent and Not Important
- Not Urgent and Not Important
This method was codified and popularized by Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He took his inspiration from Dwight D. Eisenhower—the 34th president of the United States—who was lauded for his impressive work ethic. During a 1954 speech, Eisenhower quoted an unnamed university president, saying, “I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.”
From this phrase, the Eisenhower Matrix was born and has been used in the decades since to inspire other variations of time management rubrics.
Getting Started
Perhaps the most daunting challenge of this time management method is listing out all your responsibilities. If you already use some kind of task-tracking software (Asana, Monday.com, ClickUp, etc.) this may be simpler, but there’s nothing wrong with going old school and breaking out the pen and paper.
As much as possible, try to keep the scope realistic—what needs to be done today or this week—to avoid getting overwhelmed. If you venture off into a monthly planning session, this exercise could end up taking too long and you’ll lose motivation.
Categorizing Method Ideas
Making lists can quickly get tedious, so it’s always a good idea to use a system that works for you. For example, if you retain information better when it’s handwritten, crack out that whiteboard instead of a digital notepad. If you are all about digital, open up the spreadsheets. Here are some other ideas to consider:
- Color coding: Instead of using a numbered ranking system for importance, try a color scale instead to help with visualization.
- Task limit: Don’t try to do too much, too fast. Decide on a maximum number of tasks per quadrant.
- Task removal: Give yourself a boost by immediately reducing your task load. Identify items that fit the “unimportant and not urgent” category first so you can remove them right away.
How to Choose the Right Quadrant
Quadrant 1: Urgent and Important
These tasks might as well come with a countdown clock. If you don’t get them done in a timely manner you will lose a sale, be delayed on a project, miss out on a big opportunity, etc. You get the idea. These are the essential items that cannot wait.
Examples
- Client meetings
- Finishing a report before the deadline
- Deciding on a time-sensitive issue
Quadrant 2: Not Urgent and Important
These tasks are not on fire now, but if left undone will hurt you in the long run. They are the behind-the-scenes efforts that require your expertise and keep everything running smoothly. You can put them on the back burner, but not indefinitely.
- Planning out projects and assigning tasks
- Backing up data
- Vetting vendors
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Quadrant 3: Urgent and Not Important
These tasks are what we would call “busy work”. They’re administrative necessities but don’t require a high level of skill but eat up time that could be put to better use. If you’re really swamped, this is the type of work you can easily delegate to another coworker who currently has more bandwidth than you.
- Scheduling meetings
- Publishing SNS posts
- Taking meeting minutes
Quadrant 4: Not Urgent and Not Important
Whether it’s scrolling through TikTok or spending a little too much time chatting with coworkers, we all know that there are some activities that are a time drain. That’s not to say you can’t ever do them—we all need a mental break from time to time—but for weeks where you absolutely need to stay focused, be honest about what distractions need to go.
- Scrolling social media with no goal or end in sight
- Falling down online search rabbit holes
- Attending meetings just to “be there” but not actively participating
Divide and conquer!
And there you have it, a simple system for prioritizing your to-do list. Whether your ambitions are as lofty as being a top do