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PLANNING 301. Enter the Matrix Learn the Eisenhower matrix (made popular by Stephen R. Covey). Classify tasks based on each Quadrant and work on those in Q1 and Q2. Urgent Not Urgent nt Big Deadline Exercise a t Crying Baby Training r o Desk Fire Humor mp I Q1 Q2 nt Q3 Q4 a t r o Emails Gossip mp Distractions Busy Work I t o Interruptions Mindlessness N Q1. Urgent & Important. Do these immediately. Q2. Not Urgent, Important. Schedule these on your calendar. 1 Q3. Urgent, Not Important. Delegate these if possible . 2 Q4. Not Urgent, Not Important. Eliminate these . 1 Delegation is not always possible, just make sure you don’t sacrifice items in Q1 and Q2 for Q3. And yes, email falls here. If something is truly urgent and important, people will call you or stop by your desk. 2 Recreation is Q2, not Q4. See the next chapter on Strategic Disengagement. 159

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