Adding to the Eisenhower Method a third dimension, of significance.

• Importance is how soon does it matter
• Urgent is how much does it matter
• Significance is how long wil...

Most of us manage our time the same ways: by writing to-do lists and prioritizing the items on those lists, by assessing the relative urgency and importance of our tasks.  The third criteria, the “time multipliers”, should emphasize significance: Rather than asking “What’s the mo...

• Projection bias can occur because we don’t realize how much exogenous factors — things that happen outside of our control — can influence our decision-making.
• Overestimating impact. When we are faced with significant life events, lik...