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Eisenhower Matrix

Prioritize tasks into do, schedule, delegate and eliminate quadrants.

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About the Eisenhower Matrix

The Eisenhower Matrix separates urgency from importance so every task receives an intentional response: do, schedule, delegate or eliminate.

Use it before planning your calendar to protect important work from merely urgent noise.

Key features

  • Four clear priority quadrants
  • Fast task entry
  • Persistent private board
  • Simple task removal

How to use

  1. 1Write a task and select its quadrant.
  2. 2Add all current commitments to the board.
  3. 3Act first on Do Now and reserve calendar time for Schedule.

Examples

Sort a workday
Input: Client outage: Do Now; quarterly plan: Schedule
Output: Tasks shown in their selected quadrants

Do not label every task urgent.

Frequently asked questions

What belongs in Do Now?
Tasks that are both important and genuinely time-sensitive.
What is the difference between Schedule and Delegate?
Schedule important non-urgent work for yourself; delegate urgent work that another person can own.
Where is the matrix saved?
Only in this browser's local storage.

Continue your workflow

Open a related tool to prepare your files or refine the finished result.