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2. The Eisenhower Matrix / The Eisenhower box

2. The Eisenhower Matrix / The Eisenhower box

Once you have your goals written in a SMART way, you should break them down into concrete and actionable tasks. 

Then the tasks need to be prioritized.

This matrix recommends arranging tasks in one of the four quadrants:

  1. Urgent + Important (Do first)
  2. Not Urgent + Important (Schedule)
  3. Urgent + Not Important(Delegate)
  4. Not Important + Not Urgent (Eliminate)

You should tackle urgent and important tasks. 

You have to spend most of your working time in this quadrant (urgent + important).

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Once you have your goals written in a SMART way, you should break them down into concrete and actionable tasks.

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The Eisenhower Matrix productivity method lets you consider the urgency and importance of each task. This method breaks tasks into four quadrants and prescribes how we should deal with tasks in each block.

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