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Productivity & Time Management

Habit 3: Put First Things First – Prioritize What Truly Matter

✔️ Separate urgent tasks (emails, meetings) from important ones (health, learning, relationships).

✔️ Use the Eisenhower Matrix to manage time:

🔵 Urgent & Important → Do now

🟡 Important, Not Urgent → Plan for it

🔴 Urgent, Not Important → Delegate or minimize

⚫ Not Urgent, Not Important → Eliminate distractions



📌 Example: Instead of scrolling on social media, invest time in learning a skill that will benefit you long-term.

💡 Ask Yourself: Am I busy or actually productive?

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