A Lazy Entrepreneur’s Guide to Time Management

1. Important/Urgent: These tasks are done immediately and personally, e.g. crises, deadlines, and problems.
2. Important/Not Urgent: These tasks get an end date and are done personally, e.g. relationships, planning, and recreation.
3. Unimportant/Urgent: These tasks are delegated, e.g. interruptions, meetings, activities.
4. Unimportant/Not Urgent: These tasks are dropped, e.g. time wasters, pleasant activities, trivia.

It works like this:

1. Decide on the task to be done. (You have done this at the Eisenhower stage)
2. Decide how long you want to spend on the task. This is important because “projects tend to expand with the time allocated for it.” 
3. Set the Pomodoro timer (typically for 25 minutes).
4. Work on the task.
5. End work when the timer rings and take a short break (typically 5–10 minutes).
6. After three Pomodoro's are done, take the fourth Pomodoro and then take a long break (typically 20 to 30 minutes). Once the long break is finished, return to step 2

Although we aim for perfection in our plans, true perfection is impossible and at the end of the day, you must reconcile yourself with this fact. Don’t try to squeeze all of your remaining tasks into one final hour, instead allow your time for planning and practice to become a habit, stop when it’s time to stop and take your Rest. 

At the end of each month look at everything you have been doing, see how they have influenced your objectives, what you need to change and what stays the same.

Ask yourself:

• Where did you spend the most time?
• Was your quality bolstered?
• What unanticipated events affected your plans?
• Did you stick to the time limits?
• Was your planning overall effective?