How to Use the Eisenhower Matrix for Radical Prioritization in Your Daily Life
There is no shortage of to-do list apps on the market. Many are free. I have used them all, I think.
They all lack one thing, they do not help you clarify what is most important to you and help you stay on track with accomplishing what matters most. These apps can help you keep track of what is urgent, and most have a way to easily add items to your list. Using the apps may help you accomplish tasks, but they won’t help you accomplish what is most important.
Most people spend their time in a reactionary mode. However, with a little bit of planning, this can be changed.
Here are the steps:
1. Write down what is most important to you. This could be your family, your career, your faith, your education. The answer here may change as you walk through this exercise and that is ok. You only need a starting point.
As an example, mine would be my faith, marriage, children, and job.
2. Write down 3 things that you find yourself doing every day that is due to being reactive, rather than proactive. These will be your Quadrant 1 tasks. I’ll explain what these are later. Keep going.
3. Write down 3 things that you would like to do, which are essential to you…
