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This Tool Helped This President Run the US Forces in World War 2

It’s about the right thing, not the next thing

Draw a big box on a sheet of paper. Big means, almost the size of the paper. We are going to draw an Eisenhower Matrix.

Inside, divide the box into four equal parts.

Label them, clockwise:

Now, you’ve made an Eisenhower Matrix, an easy tool to help you prioritize.

Keep it by your desk. Whenever you get asked to do something, ask yourself, which one of these boxes does this task belong.

Treat it accordingly.

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Task Framing | Eisenhower Matrix | Important and Urgent

Too much of important and urgent will kill you

Anything that is important and urgent has the following characteristics:

  • Increases focus
  • Increases stress
  • Stays on top of mind
  • Consequences of success and failure are enormous

Resist the temptation to put anything in this category unless you are willing to let anything and everything else fail.

Yes, the stakes are that high.

Also note: Each item in this category increases stress and decreases focus.

Ever work in an industry where people seem scattered and get heart attacks?

It’s too much of this.

Use this frame sparingly.

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