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I've read many books that talk about the four quadrants of the Eisenhower Matrix, which are prioritized as follows: Important and urgent → DO Important but not urgent → DECIDE Urgent but not important → DELEGATE Not urgent and not important → DELETE This framework is definitely helpful, but in reality, it's often hard to clearly categorize and act on tasks according to these quadrants. In the end, we usually still have to deal with all of them. The key issue lies in how we handle "urgency": Important and urgent: These tasks typically don't require much deliberation—they're deadline-driven, so we naturally prioritize them. Urgent but not important: Even if they’re not important, they often interrupt us and still need to be handled quickly. Delegating them isn’t always easy. So, in simple terms, it really comes down to just two principles: Clearly identify what's not important—if you can't avoid it, try to delegate or automate it. For example: set up auto-pay for bills, bulk-buy household items, or hire someone to clean. Focus on things that will create long-term change and growth. For instance: beyond personal learning, even though we usually want to finish our work quickly, it's worth occasionally reflecting on better approaches that lead to growth, rather than just repeating the same tasks every day. From my perspective, whether a task is urgent or not, it often still needs to get done. Overthinking this can lead to cognitive overload. So it's better to focus on just these two things: Automate unimportant tasks as much as possible Focus on the long-term
I've read many books that talk about the four quadrants of the Eisenhower Matrix, which are prioritized as follows:
- Important and urgent → DO
- Important but not urgent → DECIDE
- Urgent but not important → DELEGATE
- Not urgent and not important → DELETE
This framework is definitely helpful, but in reality, it's often hard to clearly categorize and act on tasks according to these quadrants. In the end, we usually still have to deal with all of them. The key issue lies in how we handle "urgency":
- Important and urgent: These tasks typically don't require much deliberation—they're deadline-driven, so we naturally prioritize them.
- Urgent but not important: Even if they’re not important, they often interrupt us and still need to be handled quickly. Delegating them isn’t always easy.
So, in simple terms, it really comes down to just two principles:
Clearly identify what's not important—if you can't avoid it, try to delegate or automate it.
For example: set up auto-pay for bills, bulk-buy household items, or hire someone to clean.Focus on things that will create long-term change and growth.
For instance: beyond personal learning, even though we usually want to finish our work quickly, it's worth occasionally reflecting on better approaches that lead to growth, rather than just repeating the same tasks every day.
From my perspective, whether a task is urgent or not, it often still needs to get done. Overthinking this can lead to cognitive overload. So it's better to focus on just these two things:
- Automate unimportant tasks as much as possible
- Focus on the long-term
