Guide
The Eisenhower Matrix
A square of four boxes built from two questions: is it urgent? is it important? Each quadrant gets exactly one verb.
Urgent + Important
DO
Crises, today's deadlines, problems with real teeth. Max three. If everything is DO, nothing is.
Not urgent + Important
SCHEDULE
Deep work, planning, relationships. This is where 80% of your leverage lives — and where most people never visit.
Urgent + Not important
DELEGATE
Employment errands, interruptions, "can you just" requests. Someone else can do 80% of this.
Not urgent + Not important
DELETE
Scrolling, mindless opening of tabs, meetings with no agenda. If it's been sitting 14 days with no goal attached, it's already dead. Let it go.
