# Eisenhower Matrix A prioritization framework to organize tasks according to their importance and urgency: - Urgent and important: Do - Do it now - Urgent but not important: Delegate - Who can do it for me/us? - Not urgent but important: Decide - Schedule a time to do it - Not urgent and not important: Forget - Eliminate it. No need to waste time on those [[Who can define for us with accuracy the difference between the long and short term! Especially whenever our affairs seem to be in crisis, we are almost compelled to give our first attention to the urgent present rather than to the important future]] — [[Dwidght D. Eisenhower]] We should all use it more regularly. Often times we make lists of things to do, but fail to properly prioritize those. That's a common issue  with lists; entries all look alike, while they might have vastly different "costs", urgency and importance. It's even more difficult to deal with this across multiple projects. [[The best task is the one you can skip entirely, without affecting the grander scheme of things]] ## Related - [[MoSCoW Method]] - [[Who can define for us with accuracy the difference between the long and short term! Especially whenever our affairs seem to be in crisis, we are almost compelled to give our first attention to the urgent present rather than to the important future]] - [[The best task is the one you can skip entirely, without affecting the grander scheme of things]] ## References - https://luxafor.com/the-eisenhower-matrix