# Eisenhower matrix
## Notes
The Eisenhower matrix is a way to simplify prioritization of tasks by visually dividing them into four quadrants. Usually the prioritization is between important/unimportant and urgent/not urgent.
As a goal, you wish to focus more on the important tasks and less so on the unimportant ones, regardless of urgency. The schema of (Jump:: [[Task sorting]]) could help with that. This requires a deep change in how we perceive and interacts with tasks. One way to focus more on the important and less on the urgent is by (Jump:: [[Saying no]]). When we have less commitments, there's a smaller likelihood to be needed in an urgent matter. The key is (Related:: [[Addition by subtraction|less is more]])
Using the combination of urgency and importance together, we can divide the tasks into quadrants, or using a kitchen metaphor:
1. *Front-burners* - (urgent + important) this is what have to do deal with right now or else its gonna get ruined
2. *Back-burners* - (urgent) this is something that should be on my mind that day
3. *Oven* - (important) something that i need to check-on/take care of once in a while, a small delay wont lead to serious problems.
4. *vitamins* - (neither) things that can be taken care of quickly. no major repercussions if it is delays.
## Visual
![[Eisenhower matrix.webp]]
## Connections
```dataviewjs
const queryPath = "Extras/Queries/connections_query.js"
const queryContent = await dv.io.load(queryPath)
dv.executeJs(queryContent);
```
## Overview
🔼Topic:: [[Triage]]
↩️Origin:: [[First Things First (book)]]
◀Origin:: [[Thomas Frank]]
🔗Link:: [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWW7Q4eJr8w&t=700s)
%%
# Excalidraw Data
## Text Elements
Important ^X8AMBqya
Not Important ^uF0YS4eJ
Urgent ^BcXgvvku
Not urgent ^EfG3eVqy
I ^0bAARFwP
II ^zI9DlX9s
III ^gzcUtgFd
IV ^Bd87QB49
## Drawing
```json
{
"type": "excalidraw",
"version": 2,
"source": "https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/releases/tag/2.2.7",
"elements": [
{
"type": "text",
"version": 83,
"versionNonce": 1794994869,
"index": "a0",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "X8AMBqya",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -296.6666717529297,
"y": -69.11457824707031,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 98.37991333007812,
"height": 25,
"seed": 1462712815,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": null,
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"fontSize": 20,
"fontFamily": 1,
"text": "Important",
"rawText": "Important",
"textAlign": "left",
"verticalAlign": "top",
"containerId": null,
"originalText": "Important",
"autoResize": true,
"lineHeight": 1.25
},
{
"type": "line",
"version": 61,
"versionNonce": 1674575643,
"index": "a1",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "dwvv2AfcEyUFs-0JwUedd",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -178.66665649414062,
"y": -93.8385238647461,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 2,
"height": 138.00001525878906,
"seed": 1519343521,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": {
"type": 2
},
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"startBinding": null,
"endBinding": null,
"lastCommittedPoint": null,
"startArrowhead": null,
"endArrowhead": null,
"points": [
[
0,
0
],
[
-2,
138.00001525878906
]
]
},
{
"type": "line",
"version": 94,
"versionNonce": 8868885,
"index": "a2",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "EVrRnCpSXc6qYgAEg_d5d",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": 51.66667175292969,
"y": -89.8385238647461,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 0.33331298828125,
"height": 138.00001525878906,
"seed": 1526217359,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": {
"type": 2
},
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"startBinding": null,
"endBinding": null,
"lastCommittedPoint": null,
"startArrowhead": null,
"endArrowhead": null,
"points": [
[
0,
0
],
[
-0.33331298828125,
138.00001525878906
]
]
},
{
"type": "line",
"version": 222,
"versionNonce": 760701883,
"index": "a3",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "362NZjDFTTOFsIXsUWIDS",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -180.6666717529297,
"y": -91.83850860595702,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 225.66668701171875,
"height": 0.3333282470703125,
"seed": 341028449,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": {
"type": 2
},
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"startBinding": null,
"endBinding": null,
"lastCommittedPoint": null,
"startArrowhead": null,
"endArrowhead": null,
"points": [
[
0,
0
],
[
225.66668701171875,
0.3333282470703125
]
]
},
{
"type": "line",
"version": 156,
"versionNonce": 17697141,
"index": "a4",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "dgTDZwyvultRJeEESMaBw",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -181.66665649414062,
"y": 45.828163146972656,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 236,
"height": 1.666656494140625,
"seed": 1060084719,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": {
"type": 2
},
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"startBinding": null,
"endBinding": null,
"lastCommittedPoint": null,
"startArrowhead": null,
"endArrowhead": null,
"points": [
[
0,
0
],
[
236,
1.666656494140625
]
]
},
{
"type": "line",
"version": 32,
"versionNonce": 1707684955,
"index": "a5",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "RhIn3ZGXV8zYFYZYtlpcM",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -72.99998474121094,
"y": -133.17185974121094,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 0.66668701171875,
"height": 204.00000762939453,
"seed": 593905359,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": {
"type": 2
},
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"startBinding": null,
"endBinding": null,
"lastCommittedPoint": null,
"startArrowhead": null,
"endArrowhead": null,
"points": [
[
0,
0
],
[
0.66668701171875,
204.00000762939453
]
]
},
{
"type": "line",
"version": 52,
"versionNonce": 500634325,
"index": "a6",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "NI6vapzl297Zqs7GQZBGL",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -230.99998474121094,
"y": -25.171852111816406,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 335,
"height": 2.666656494140625,
"seed": 496455617,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": {
"type": 2
},
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"startBinding": null,
"endBinding": null,
"lastCommittedPoint": null,
"startArrowhead": null,
"endArrowhead": null,
"points": [
[
0,
0
],
[
335,
2.666656494140625
]
]
},
{
"type": "text",
"version": 173,
"versionNonce": 486011131,
"index": "a7",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "uF0YS4eJ",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -340.9999694824219,
"y": 0.9948272705078125,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 143.63987731933594,
"height": 25,
"seed": 868887937,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": null,
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"fontSize": 20,
"fontFamily": 1,
"text": "Not Important",
"rawText": "Not Important",
"textAlign": "left",
"verticalAlign": "top",
"containerId": null,
"originalText": "Not Important",
"autoResize": true,
"lineHeight": 1.25
},
{
"type": "text",
"version": 132,
"versionNonce": 1131933749,
"index": "a8",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "BcXgvvku",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -160.9999771118164,
"y": -140.0052032470703,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 64.47994995117188,
"height": 25,
"seed": 1067335855,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": null,
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"fontSize": 20,
"fontFamily": 1,
"text": "Urgent",
"rawText": "Urgent",
"textAlign": "left",
"verticalAlign": "top",
"containerId": null,
"originalText": "Urgent",
"autoResize": true,
"lineHeight": 1.25
},
{
"type": "text",
"version": 206,
"versionNonce": 1147541915,
"index": "a9",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "EfG3eVqy",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -55.333351135253906,
"y": -145.3385238647461,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 106.81990051269531,
"height": 25,
"seed": 1071539105,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": null,
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"fontSize": 20,
"fontFamily": 1,
"text": "Not urgent",
"rawText": "Not urgent",
"textAlign": "left",
"verticalAlign": "top",
"containerId": null,
"originalText": "Not urgent",
"autoResize": true,
"lineHeight": 1.25
},
{
"type": "text",
"version": 12,
"versionNonce": 802562453,
"index": "aA",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "0bAARFwP",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -134.33331298828125,
"y": -67.8385238647461,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 10.899993896484375,
"height": 25,
"seed": 403048111,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": null,
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"fontSize": 20,
"fontFamily": 1,
"text": "I",
"rawText": "I",
"textAlign": "left",
"verticalAlign": "top",
"containerId": null,
"originalText": "I",
"autoResize": true,
"lineHeight": 1.25
},
{
"type": "text",
"version": 50,
"versionNonce": 2034642491,
"index": "aB",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "zI9DlX9s",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -25.333328247070312,
"y": -69.33853912353516,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 21.79998779296875,
"height": 25,
"seed": 565033729,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": null,
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"fontSize": 20,
"fontFamily": 1,
"text": "II",
"rawText": "II",
"textAlign": "left",
"verticalAlign": "top",
"containerId": null,
"originalText": "II",
"autoResize": true,
"lineHeight": 1.25
},
{
"type": "text",
"version": 80,
"versionNonce": 1210525429,
"index": "aC",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "gzcUtgFd",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -142.5,
"y": -0.5051956176757812,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 32.699981689453125,
"height": 25,
"seed": 1067099201,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": null,
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"fontSize": 20,
"fontFamily": 1,
"text": "III",
"rawText": "III",
"textAlign": "left",
"verticalAlign": "top",
"containerId": null,
"originalText": "III",
"autoResize": true,
"lineHeight": 1.25
},
{
"type": "text",
"version": 107,
"versionNonce": 242921179,
"index": "aD",
"isDeleted": false,
"id": "Bd87QB49",
"fillStyle": "hachure",
"strokeWidth": 1,
"strokeStyle": "solid",
"roughness": 1,
"opacity": 100,
"angle": 0,
"x": -34.33332824707031,
"y": 0.9948043823242188,
"strokeColor": "#000000",
"backgroundColor": "transparent",
"width": 21.239990234375,
"height": 25,
"seed": 676111873,
"groupIds": [],
"frameId": null,
"roundness": null,
"boundElements": [],
"updated": 1718268787915,
"link": null,
"locked": false,
"fontSize": 20,
"fontFamily": 1,
"text": "IV",
"rawText": "IV",
"textAlign": "left",
"verticalAlign": "top",
"containerId": null,
"originalText": "IV",
"autoResize": true,
"lineHeight": 1.25
}
],
"appState": {
"theme": "dark",
"viewBackgroundColor": "#ffffff",
"currentItemStrokeColor": "#000000",
"currentItemBackgroundColor": "transparent",
"currentItemFillStyle": "hachure",
"currentItemStrokeWidth": 1,
"currentItemStrokeStyle": "solid",
"currentItemRoughness": 1,
"currentItemOpacity": 100,
"currentItemFontFamily": 1,
"currentItemFontSize": 20,
"currentItemTextAlign": "left",
"currentItemStartArrowhead": null,
"currentItemEndArrowhead": "arrow",
"scrollX": 453.72427047844974,
"scrollY": 272.5631668511778,
"zoom": {
"value": 2
},
"currentItemRoundness": "round",
"gridSize": null,
"gridColor": {
"Bold": "#C9C9C9FF",
"Regular": "#EDEDEDFF"
},
"colorPalette": {},
"currentStrokeOptions": null,
"previousGridSize": null,
"frameRendering": {
"enabled": true,
"clip": true,
"name": true,
"outline": true
},
"objectsSnapModeEnabled": false
},
"files": {}
}
```
%%