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Eisenhower todo.

Track your todos with the Eisenhower matrix and do the important stuff.

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The Eisenhower matrix, also known as the time management matrix - is a simple way of prioritizing activities based on two dimensions.

Instead of keeping every todo item in a single giant list and then struggling to figure out what actually needs to be done now and what can wait, the Eisenhower matrix forces you to think about what's actually important.

The template has four columns that represent the four quadrants. A todo item can either be urgent or not urgent. A todo item can also either be important or not important. Urgency refers to how time sensitive it is and importance refers to how much impact it will have if done.

Here are some examples of each of the four quadrants in the matrix:

  • Urgent + Important - Completing a project (Focus mainly on these)
  • Urgent + Not important - Answering an email (Delegate it if you can)
  • Not urgent + Important - Exercise (Schedule it for another moment)
  • Not urgent + Not important - Playing video games (Avoid these)

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