24/08/2020
This is powerful, the Eisenhower Matrix. A great tool for effective time management.
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Not sure how to manage your time? โฃ
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This is the ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฑ โฃ
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These are your ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต tasks that are important for your life and your career and need to be done first or latest tomorrow. โฃ
Using a timer can help you stay focused on these kinds of tasks so that you don't get distracted. โฃ
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These tasks need to be ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅโฃ
They are still important but less urgent. โฃ
List these tasks and then make sure to put them in your calendar. โฃ
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These are tasks that are less important but still urgent, so try to ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ. โฃ
See if there is someone else who can help you in these areas. When you're working alone, you may need to grt creative. โฃ
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This quadrant is called ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐๐ฐ because these are tasks you shouldn't be doing during your productive working hours. โฃ
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Discover what your bad habits are and learn to stop them. For example, scrolling on social media for hours or gaming. โฃ
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๐. Making lists and writing down your tasks helps to free your mind and alllw you to focus on the task at hand. โฃ
๐. Try to limit yourself to 7-8 tasks per quadrant and before you add more, try completing the most important tasks first. โฃ
๐. Maintain ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ for both work and personal tasks. That way, you have made time and room to reach all areas of your life so you can never complain about family time or time to workout. โฃ
๐. Do not let yourself or others distract you. Try not let others influence your priorities unless they are important and necessary. โฃ
๐. Try not to procrastinate.โฃ
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โ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.โฃ
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A great read - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Coveyโฃ
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๐ฟSo, what are your urgent and important tasks for today and the week ahead? โฃ
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