Prioritise your work and life tasks today and increase productivity using the Eisenhower Decision Matrix  It's real easy once you know how.

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How to use the
Eisenhower
Decision Matrix
Smash
through
Tasks
Be more
Productive

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
1.DOTHIS
RIGHTNOW
2.SCHEDULE
WITHINTENT
3.REDUCE
ANDAVOID
4.ELIMINATE
ANDAVOID

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The Eisenhower
Decision Matrix is
so-named after a
quote from former
U.S. President,
Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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I have two kinds of problems,
the urgent and the important.
The urgent are not important,
and the important are never
urgent.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Using the Eisenhower Decision
Matrix is pretty simple.
Tasks are evaluated using the
criteria important, unimportant,
urgent, and not urgent.

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How to create
your own
Eisenhower
Matrix

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
1.DOTHIS
RIGHTNOW
2.SCHEDULE
WITHINTENT
3.REDUCE
ANDAVOID
4.ELIMINATE
ANDAVOID

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Draw a box with 4 quadrants

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
Start here
with Box 1

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
Write in the most
Important and
Urgent Tasks

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These are the most important tasks.
Once you are finished completing the
matrix, you must complete these tasks
immediately.
Quadrant 1 - Important and Urgent Tasks

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Call company about
stolen credit Card

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Call company about
stolen credit Card
- Finish Presentation
Due in 3 Hours

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
Next is Box 2

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
Write in
Important but
NOT Urgent Tasks

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These are important tasks that don’t
have to be completed right away.
Schedule these in for a later stage.
Be specific: the goal is to not let tasks in
this box end up in Quadrant 1 next week.
Quadrant 2 - Important, Not Urgent Tasks

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Call best friend to
catch up on commute

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Call best friend to
catch up on commute
- Start prep for tax
season (7pm tonight)

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
Next is Box 3

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
Write in
Urgent but NOT
Important Tasks

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These are tasks that seem urgent now,
but are actually not important when you
think about them. You should take action
to reduce these types of time-wasting
tasks in the future.
Quadrant 3 - Urgent, Not Important Tasks

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Re-edit article for
the 10th time

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Re-edit article for
the 10th time
- Delete/Unsubscribe
from bad emails

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
Lastly Box 4

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
Write in NOT
Urgent, NOT
Important Tasks

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The goal is to never have this box full.
Do everything you can to eliminate and
avoid tasks that do end up in this box.
Quadrant 4 - Not Urgent, Not Important Tasks

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Going to the shop 4
unnecessary snacks

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Going to the shop 4
unnecessary snacks
- Browsing online for
stuff I won't buy

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Congrats, you did it!

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iMPORTANTNOTIMPORTANT
URGENT NOTURGENT
- Call company about
stolen credit Card
- Finish Presentation
Due in 3 Hours
- Call best friend to
catch up on commute
- Start prep for tax
season (7pm tonight)
- Re-edit article for
the 10th time
- Delete/Unsubscribe
from bad emails
- Going to the shop 4
unnecessary snacks
- Browsing online for
stuff I won't buy

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All that's left for you to do is simply start
smashing through your tasks from 1-4!
Rinse and Repeat everyday until you
become a productivity god.
The Rest is Simple

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