Shanza Shahid
Nov 6 · 2 min read

Utilizing the priority matrix

Actionable and realistic work plans

Life is a great blessing for all of us. The secret future is hidden in daily routine. To be punctual is most important to get success in this life. Life begins each morning and we have a number of opportunities to do something best in every new day. If we use to do work without any schedule or to do work rough way then we would be exhausted and some time we feel like we are repeating the same day over and over, the same routine, same feelings and life will become bored.If we work out according to priority basis, I think it will be much better.

‘The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities’[Stephen Covey]

Priority box is a prioritization matrix that helps to find out the tasks which are important or not important and urgent or not urgent. So that we can focus on what matters are important.

Important task means a critical work that will create the most significant results and urgent means immediate actions, task which is arranged on current situations.

Here I want to share my personal experience about the technique priority matrix. Firstly, I was confused, what I should do? Then I arranged my all work routine in my mind and then drawn a table and wrote all the tasks on priority wise.

Important and urgent

Exam preparation

Getting up early in the morning

Going to university

Important and not urgent

Call to my family

Taking breakfast

take exercise

Not important but urgent

Submit my assignment

Return the book to my friend

Not important not urgent

Watching movies, dramas and other social activities

Going for shopping

Spending time with friends.

I made a list of my daily chores and then wondered which of them was important and which ones were not important.

I divided and wrote the whole work into four parts and performed all the tasks on priority base.

I completed my work according to the same technique for two to three days.

I felt great and learned a lot. It was very fruitful to me.

My all tasks completed on the time.

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