"I tend to be more reactive and overwhelmed when I'm being pulled in multiple directions, like when I'm trying to get dinner ready and then an email pops up on my phone from my boss. My dinner is right in front of me, burning away on the stove, and yet I feel like I have to answer that email right away, even if it's after work hours or I know that it can wait 10 minutes."
"Created by and named after Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, the Eisenhower Matrix is a productivity tool that helps you reflect on your priorities and know what to tackle based on urgency and importance. Brianna Paruolo, a mental health therapist and founder of On Par Therapy, says that the Eisenhower Matrix can make a huge difference."
The Eisenhower Matrix categorizes tasks by urgency and importance to clarify priorities and guide action. Tasks are written out and labeled as important or unimportant and as urgent or nonurgent, then mapped into four quadrants: Do, Decide, Delegate, and Delete. Do covers tasks that are both important and urgent and require immediate attention, such as calling a pharmacy to renew a prescription before it is needed. Decide includes important but nonurgent tasks that can be scheduled. The matrix encourages intentional pauses to test task urgency and importance, which can reduce stress caused by interruptions and multitasking.
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