Daily Routine

Eisenhower notoriously had no fixed schedule to his day as he had equally critical tasks to complete at any given time. To overcome this challenge, Eisenhower developed a framework that prioritized tasks based on their importance and urgency, now referred to as the ‘Eisenhower Matrix’. The Eisenhower framework originates from a quote attributed to him: “I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent”. He organizes tasks into the following categories:

• Important and urgent: Focus on these tasks and get them done immediately

• Important and not urgent: Schedule time when you’ll be able to handle these tasks

• Urgent and not important: Delegate these tasks to others to get them done sooner

• Not urgent and not important: Drop these tasks – save your time and energy for more critical ones