Stephen Covey’s “Four Quadrants”
Are you running around in a frenzy much of the time? If so, you can make your life more peaceful by usingStephen Covey’s “Four Quadrants.”
Quadrant 1: Important and Urgent – Crisis; pressing issues; deadlines; meetings.
Quadrant 2: Important, but Not Urgent – Preparation; planning; prevention; relationship building; personal development.
Quadrant 3: Not Important, but Urgent – Interruptions; some mail; many popular activities.
Quadrant 4: Not Important, Not Urgent – Trivia; some phone calls; excessive tv/games; time wasters.
You should spend most of your time in Quadrant 2. If you do this, you can take care of the things in your life that are important so that they do not become urgent.
Work to limit your time in Quadrants 1 and 4.
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