What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important. - Dwight D. Eisenhower It is hard to manage priorities for several reasons including: 1) it’s not always obvious what should and shouldn’t be prioritized, 2) distractions are abundant (e.g., my apartment is never cleaner than when I have a deadline), and 3) it’s easy to do what is easy and it’s hard to do what is hard. So what can we do?
Urgency vs. importance
Urgency vs. importance
Urgency vs. importance
What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important. - Dwight D. Eisenhower It is hard to manage priorities for several reasons including: 1) it’s not always obvious what should and shouldn’t be prioritized, 2) distractions are abundant (e.g., my apartment is never cleaner than when I have a deadline), and 3) it’s easy to do what is easy and it’s hard to do what is hard. So what can we do?