18/07/2022
🌟 A LESSON ON PRODUCTIVITY:
Stephen Covey conceptualized “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, as well as a table with 4 quadrants to guide time management. It is helpful for staying productive! ✏️
Picture a table with four boxes.
QUADRANT 1 (Top Left)
This area represents tasks that are IMPORTANT and URGENT. Managing tasks under this pressure can be stressful, so it’s best to prevent tasks from getting to this point. 🤯
Procrastinating can cause this— if you wait too long to do something that is necessary, eventually it becomes urgent, and then you find yourself in a tense situation. 🚨
Q1 Examples: Deadlines, Crises, Medical Emergencies
QUADRANT 2 (Top Right)
This is the sweet spot! 👌 This zone houses activities that are IMPORTANT and NOT URGENT. Most of your time should be spent here because you’ll accomplish what is meaningful without feeling overwhelmed. 😌
Planning is the Nº1 strategy to stay in quadrant 2. By mapping out deadlines, using a calendar, and making to-do lists, you ensure that nothing significant falls off your radar and that things get done with time to spare. 🗓
Q2 Examples: Projects in Queue, Relationship-building, Exercise, True Recreation/Relaxation
QUADRANT 3 (Bottom Left)
Whatever falls into this category is NOT IMPORTANT and URGENT. It’s best to delegate these tasks as much as possible so that they get done without eating into your quadrant 2 time. 👥
Q3 Examples: Interruptions, Some Emails, Distractions
QUADRANT 4 (Bottom Right)
Some things are NOT IMPORTANT and NOT URGENT. They tend to be time-wasters. Limit or eliminate these tasks altogether. You don’t need to do them, nor do you need to delegate it, which could waste someone else’s time. 🗑
Q4 Examples: Busywork, Junk Mail, Mindless Scrolling
To stay in quadrant 2, I utilize my planner and stay ahead on my tasks. Quadrant 1 is just too stressful, and the lower quadrants aren’t worth my precious time. 🕒
Give me a 1️⃣, 2️⃣, 3️⃣, or 4️⃣ to tell me which quadrant you’re currently operating in! 💬👇🏼