The decision matrix was used extensively by Eisenhower and has since helped many people organize their lives. By prioritizing tasks in four quadrants, productivity is improved by means of prioritizing decisions.
If you are constantly battling for time, try to incorporate the principles of the decision matrix and prioritize your tasks for the day:
Step 1 In Mastering Productivity – Accomplish The Essential
If you could do just one thing today, what would it be? Don’t think of what you enjoy doing, but what is essential and needs to be addressed today at all cost.
Avoid working on tasks as they pop up during the day. Work on what is most important first. These are time-sensitive tasks that need your full attention. Schedule them when your attention is at peak, which is early mornings for most people.
Step 2 – Address The Urgent
The most urgent decisions are rarely the most important ones.
What have you put on the back burner that is tugging at the edges of your attention? Maybe you forgot to schedule an appointment with the dentist? It’s best to schedule it in before you develop a toothache that becomes essential and ends up causing pain and wasted time, money and energy.
Schedule these tasks for the afternoon or when your attention starts to wane during the day.
Step 3 – Delegate The Urgent And Non Important Tasks
Avoid getting stuck in the trap of trying to do it all by yourself. If something is important but not urgent, why not delegate it to someone else?
Step 4 – Delay The Rest
If it’s not important and it’s not urgent, decide to do it later. Or, just drop these tasks. If they come back as important and/or urgent tasks, you can deal with them accordingly.
Sheevaun Moran is a business advisor, master coach, quantum energy thought leader and the founder of Energetic Solutions. She uses business principles with energetic techniques to help more than 25,000 entrepreneurs, CEOs and leaders bring instant focus and shifts to clarity, purpose, and profits.
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