The urgent/important matrix is a time management method that categorizes tasks into four quadrants based on their urgency and importance. It emphasizes prioritizing important but not urgent activities to achieve personal goals and cautions against being consumed by urgent but not important tasks. The document underscores the need for effective time management to optimize productivity and prevent disruptions.

1. The
Urgent/Important Matrix
A brief description
by
Danielle Nocon

2. The Urgent/Important
Matrix is a time
management
methodology which
comprises the four
combinations of these
two elements.

3. Important
Important
Not Urgent
Urgent
Important
Urgent
Not Important
Urgent
Not Important
Not Urgent

4. Important
Important activities
further your goals.

5. Urgent
Urgent activities must
be addressed swiftly
and often disrupt your
important activities.

6. Eisenhower said:
"What is important is
seldom urgent and
what is urgent is
seldom important."

7. Important / Not Urgent
Ideally, you should
spend the bulk of your
day on the non-urgent
important activities that
serve your own
objectives.

8. Important / Urgent(a)
Crises requiring
prompt action can
occur suddenly and
upredictably.

9. Important / Urgent(b)
Some activities
become short on time
due to unanticipated
disruptions,
inadequate planning,
or procrastination.

10. Not Important / Urgent
Non-important urgent
tasks (often requests
from others) interfere
with your primary
important work.

11. Not Important / Not Urgent
Tasks that are neither
important nor urgent
should be set adrift.

12. Free up more time for your
important activities
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13. Content based on
"The Urgent/Important Matrix: Using Time Effectively,
Not Just Efficiently" from Mind Tools
(http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_91.htm)

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