Eisenhower matrix
Add your tasks. Tick whether each is urgent and important. The matrix tells you what to do first.
How to use it
- Type a task and press Enter. Add everything on your mind.
- For each task, tick Urgent if it has to happen soon. Tick Important if it moves a goal forward.
- Watch the matrix sort itself.
- Press Copy as a list to paste the sorted list into your notes.
The four boxes
- Do it now. Urgent and important. A bug customers reported. A board update due Friday.
- Schedule it. Important, not urgent. Planning next quarter. Training a new hire. This box is where the real progress happens, and it is the first to get pushed aside.
- Delegate it. Urgent, not important to your goals. A survey reply. A routine request someone else can handle.
- Drop it. Neither. Reorganizing the shared drive. Be honest about this box.
How to tell urgent from important
Urgent means someone is waiting, or a date is close. Important means it moves a goal you care about.
Ask: "If I never did this, what would happen in three months?" If the answer is "nothing much," it is not important, however loud it feels today.
Delegate well, or it comes back
Handing a task over only saves time if it comes back right. Say what the result is, who it is for, and what must be in it. Our task brief builder helps you write that in two minutes.
Where M-Tracker fits
M-Tracker links each task to a goal, so "important" is not a guess. It also checks delegated work before it reaches you, so the delegate box does not turn into a fix-it box. No screenshots and no activity tracking.
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Questions people ask
Why is it called the Eisenhower matrix?
It is named after US President Dwight Eisenhower, who said the urgent is seldom important and the important is seldom urgent.
How many tasks should be in "do it now"?
Three or fewer is a good day. If everything is urgent, some of it is not.
Is my list stored?
No. Copy it before you close the page.
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