The Eisenhower Matrix is a decision-making tool, invented by Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States of America. This method is based on the order of priorities.
Based on only two columns and two rows.
The columns represent urgent and non-urgent duties, and the rows represent important and unimportant duties. In this case, we can identify important and urgent matters. The tasks in one’s life are divided into: 1. Important and urgent tasks. 2. Important and not urgent tasks. 3. Unimportant and urgent tasks. 4. Unimportant and non-urgent tasks.
1. The first box (important + urgent):It is called the emergency box. The tasks in this box are completed as quickly as possible and with the highest possible quality. Determining the important and urgent tasks can specify for us what to do first, according to its importance. 2. The second box (important + not urgent):It is called the planning box. It is possible to postpone the implementation of tasks to a later time, but when time passes without completing the tasks in this box, it will turn to the first box (important and urgent) and therefore you will have to complete them urgently. 3. The third box (unimportant + urgent): It is called the deception box, in the event that there are some unimportant matters that require speed of performance immediately; You can delegate someone to do it, get it done well, and help you get it done. 4. Fourth Quadrant (Not Important + Not Urgent): In this box you must reduce and eliminate unimportant and non-urgent tasks. So that it doesn’t take up your mind. Finally, we find that this method of organizing time helps us in definition our priorities, as it pushes us to identify important tasks and thus define the goals that we seek. This means that we will become more able to organize our thoughts and exclude unnecessary and unimportant ideas that waste our time uselessly.
