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"Who can define for us with accuracy the difference between the long and short term! Especially whenever our affairs seem to be in crisis, we are almost compelled to give our first attention to the urgent present rather than to the important future."

- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961 address to the Century Association

Dwight D. Eisenhower - a five-star general during World War II and 34th president of the United States - was a productive guy.

During his two terms as president of the United States, he led the construction of the Interstate Highway System, created NASA, signed into law the first major piece of civil rights legislation since the end of the Civil War, ended the Korean War, welcomed Alaska and Hawaii into the union, and managed to keep the Cold War with Russia cold.

And he did it all with panache - Eisenhower was Gallup's most admired man of the year no less than twelve times.

How was Eisenhower able to rack up so many accomplishments that would have such a lasting impact on his country and the world? He understood the fundamental difference between the Urgent and the Important.

In a 1954 speech, Eisenhower quoted an unnamed university president who said, "I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent."

Over 3 decades later in his best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey repackaged Eisenhower's insights into a simple tool to prioritize tasks, now known as the Eisenhower Matrix (also known as The Time Management Matrix, The Eisenhower Box, The Eisenhower Method, and The Urgent-Important Matrix). This framework for prioritization helps you combat the "mere-urgency" effect (more on that later), eliminate time-wasters in your life, and create more mental space to make progress on your goals.

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This article will walk you through why distinguishing between the Urgent and the Important is so critical, how the Eisenhower Matrix helps you do it, and how to apply the matrix to both your big-picture projects and everyday tasks using Todoist.

The Mere-Urgency Effect, a.k.a. Why We're Bad at Prioritization

How do we decide which task to give our attention to at any given moment? Not very well, it turns out.

A recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research set out to examine how people decide what to work on when faced with tasks of mixed urgency and importance. Across five separate experiments, researchers observed a curious pattern: our attention is drawn to time-sensitive tasks over tasks that are less urgent, even when the less urgent task offers greater rewards. This psychological quirk - dubbed the "Mere-Urgency Effect" - explains why we're so bad at task and time management. We're more likely to prioritize tasks with a deadline over tasks without one, regardless of their long-term payoffs.

And the effect is even more prominent in people who describe themselves as "busy". The same researchers found that self-described busy people were more likely to select urgent tasks with lower payouts because they were already fixated on task duration. If you're already feeling a time crunch, you'll likely continue to prioritize tasks that keep you focused on the clock.

But there's good news, too - the mere-urgency effect can be reversed. When participants were prompted to consider the consequences of their choices at the time of selection, they were significantly more likely to choose the important task over the urgent one. The findings suggest that if you keep the long-term importance of non-urgent tasks in view, you can overcome the pull toward urgent distractions and focus on what really matters.

That's where the Eisenhower Matrix comes in.

The Eisenhower Matrix - Urgent vs. Important

The Eisenhower Matrix is a simple tool for considering the long-term outcomes of your daily tasks and focusing on what will make you most effective, not just most productive. It helps you visualize all your tasks in a matrix of urgent/important. All of your day-to-day tasks and bigger projects will fall into one of these four quadrants:

Urgent & Important tasks/projects to be completed immediately

Not Urgent & Important tasks/projects to be scheduled on your calendar

Urgent & Unimportant tasks/projects to be delegated to someone else

Not Urgent & Unimportant tasks/projects to be deleted

In the real world, the distinction between urgent/non-urgent, important/not important is much murkier than under experimental conditions. Here's how Steven Covey breaks it down:

Urgent matters are those that require immediate action. These are the visible issues that pop up and demand your attention NOW. Often, urgent matters come with clear consequences for not completing these tasks. Urgent tasks are unavoidable, but spending too much time putting out fires can produce a great deal of stress and could result in burnout.

Important matters, on the other hand, are those that contribute to long-term goals and life values. These items require planning and thoughtful action. When you focus on important matters you manage your time, energy, and attention rather than mindlessly expending these resources. What is important is subjective and depends on your own values and personal goals. No one else can define what is important for you.

Below is an in-depth look at each of the four quadrants of the Eisenhower Matrix to help you identify which tasks go in each and how to handle them accordingly.

Quadrant 1: Urgent & Important

Urgent and Important tasks demand you take action quickly. These items typically have visible deadlines and consequences for stalling on taking action. Most often, these are either things that were sprung on you from an external source or things that you put off until faced with a looming deadline. Either way, they require a crisis mode response.

For example:

Quadrant 1 tasks are inevitable. Even if you never procrastinate (which is an impossible ask), there will always be something beyond your control. However, the problem comes when you focus on these unexpected or deadline-driven tasks to the exclusion of long-term goals that are important to you.

Covey cautions that spending too much time on Quadrant 1 tasks can lead to increased stress, burn out, and the sense that your days are out of your control. Spending all day putting out fires will quickly rob you of energy and passion for your work, and may make it easier to settle into mindless escapism found in Quadrant 4.

Quadrant 2: Not Urgent & Important

Not urgent, but important tasks are the activities that help you achieve long-term goals. These may not have a deadline (or even an end date) so it is easy to put them off in favor of more urgent tasks. However, these tasks have a much greater effect on your long-term effectiveness in completing your goals.

Examples:

Covey says that Quadrant 2 is the sweet spot of personal time management. This is the spot where you are focused not on problems (as with Q1) but on opportunities and growth. Living from this quadrant of the matrix means that you are proactive and prioritize activities that grow your skills and energy, and contribute to accomplishing meaningful goals. Quadrant 2 is where " deep work " happens because you are largely freed of pressing distractions.

By attending to Q2 consistently, you decrease the number of pressing problems that pop up in Q1. Living in Q2 means that you can create a plan to complete projects and avoid possible problems. For example, if you keep putting off completing routine car maintenance, you may pay for it later when your car stalls out.

Do you manage other people?

Quadrant 3: Urgent & Not Important

Urgent but Not Important tasks are best described as busy work. These tasks are often based on expectations set by others and do not move you closer to your long-term goals.

Examples:

Quadrant 3 is where the mere urgency effect lives. The drive to complete tasks because of real or assumed deadlines means you take on tasks that aren't actually meaningful to you. Given that Q3 tasks are urgent but typically related to someone else's priorities, spending too much time in this square can feel like you are doing things you should do rather than what you want to do. Focus on Q3 tasks may make you feel like you are not living up your larger life goals or don't have control over your day-to-day life.

Covey suggests delegating as many Q3 tasks as possible. Can you have someone else take those meeting notes? Can you get your groceries delivered instead of going to the store? Can you empower your children to do the dishes? Can you hire a digital assistant to schedule family doctor visits? Is there anything in your life you can automate?

If you can't delegate these tasks, try to keep them from taking over your day:

Turn off notifications on your phone and computer when working

Be clear with others about how much time you can spend on a given task

Save Q3 tasks for times when you are very low on energy rather than putting them first thing in the morning

Negotiate your workload with your boss

Practice saying no

Quadrant 4: Not Urgent & Not important

Not urgent and not important tasks are time-wasting activities that should be ruthlessly cut out. These activities don't contribute to progress on your goals but can end up taking over large chunks of time.

Examples:

Watching TV for hours

Mindlessly refreshing social media and scrolling

Avoidance activities such as sorting and organizing email rather than answering it

Excessive shopping or online browsing

Quadrant 4 is the quadrant of excess and immediate gratification that ultimately leaves you feeling unfulfilled.

Don't get me wrong we all need some leisure time. Eisenhower himself was a well-known bridge player - even playing nightly up to D-Day - and was famously criticized for his many golf trips while in office. The key is that these activities were a balance for the many stressful aspects of being a political leader. However, if you're not intentional about it, the way you spend your downtime can actually drain your energy, passion, and creativity.

A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that how employees spend their off-job leisure time is a strong predictor for how much energy and positivity they expressed the following workday. Employees who engaged in self-mastery activities such as exercise or volunteering were more motivated the following day. Employees who relaxed with yoga, meditation, or by listening to music approached the workday more calmly.

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Employees who engaged in distraction activities to avoid or ignore problems, like watching excessive TV, did show a renewed positivity the following workday. However, with continued use of distraction their moods and motivation worsened as the week continued. In other words, distraction in moderation was ok, but habitual distraction resulted in less work satisfaction overall.

How to rebalance your quadrants

According to Stephen Covey, quadrant 2 is the "Quadrant of Quality" where time spent engaging these tasks increases your overall effectiveness. This is where personal and professional growth meets planning, prevention, and action.

To evaluate where you currently are on the matrix, start tracking your time and tasks. If you use Todoist for task management, you can easily get a list of all the tasks you completed and when you completed them. When you have a few days worth of data, sit down and organize your tasks into quadrants by asking the following questions:

1. Was this urgent for me?

2. Was this important to me?

If you spend a lot of time in Q1, invest time in planning to anticipate and prevent problems:
Remember that you are only deciding these criteria based on your desired outcomes, not someone else's.
If you spend your time in Q3, delegate, eliminate, or limit the amount of time you spend on these tasks: If you spend your time in Q4, you may be stuck in a rut, stressed, or avoiding a problem:
Once your tasks are sorted into the appropriate quadrants, examine where your time is currently being spent. Are you happy with your quadrant balance?

Next step: Organize a weekly or even monthly plan around your current goals and deadlines. At the end of each week, do a weekly review. Reflect on how well your plan worked and adjust for the next week. If most of your Q1 tasks come from external sources, strategize on how you can better plan and anticipate them. You may need to develop a more proactive workflow with a colleague or client, or talk to your boss about rebalancing an excessive workload. If there's a particular client who's creating a lot of Q1 tasks, the work may not be worth the stress.

Next Step: Use your time tracking to identify the biggest time wasters and strategize on how to avoid or limit them. Develop a plan to overcome procrastination before you're tempted to procrastinate. Remember, it's ok to just relax sometimes, but activities in this quadrant have diminishing returns when used excessively.

As you shift your priorities toward quadrant 2, keep using the Eisenhower Matrix to know what you should be working on day to day.

How to implement the Eisenhower Matrix in Todoist

You can use Todoist to organize your tasks into the four urgent/important quadrants with two different methods: labels or priority levels. Both methods are outlined below.

Using labels

In Todoist, labels and filters work together to help you organize and sort your task list. For this setup, first create these two labels:

Once you have your two labels, go through your tasks and assign the appropriate labels to each:

Add @urgent & @important to tasks that need to be done immediately and personally

Add @important to tasks that get a due date and are done personally

Add @urgent to tasks that can be delegated or relegated to

Don't add either label to tasks that can be dropped

You can quickly assign a label to any task by typing "@" into the task field. This will bring up a list of your current labels to select from. Keep typing the label name to narrow down the list.

Once all of your urgent and/or important tasks are labeled, create four new filters to correspond with each quadrant:

Urgent & Important with filter query: @urgent & @important

Important & Not urgent with filter query: @important & !@urgent

Urgent & Unimportant with filter query: @urgent & !@important

Unimportant & Not urgent with filter query: !@important & !@urgent

And/or combine them all into one Eisenhower filter with the query: @urgent & @important, @important & !@urgent, @urgent & !@important, !@important & !@urgent

Now you'll be able to check each filter view to know which urgent and important tasks need your attention first; which important but not urgent tasks need to be scheduled; which urgent and unimportant tasks you should either delegate or do in your low energy hours; and which tasks you should just delete.

Using priority levels

Instead of using labels to sort your tasks, you can use Todoist's four priority levels. Each priority level will map onto a corresponding quadrant of the Eisenhower matrix:

Urgent & Important = Priority 1 (Red)

Not Urgent & Important = Priority 2 (Orange)

Urgent & Not Important = Priority 3 (Blue)

Not Urgent & Not Important = Priority 4 (No color)

Assign a priority level to any task by clicking or tapping the flag icon and then selecting the desired priority level. Change the priority level any time by selecting the flag icon when editing a task, or just type p1, p2, or p3 right into the task field and Todoist will recognize and assign the right priority level when you create the task. Anything without a colored flag is P4 by default.

Next, set up a filter to view your tasks by priority from across all your projects. Go to filters, then click "Add Filter" and title it Eisenhower Matrix. Under query, enter " p1, p2, p3, p4".

Your highest priority tasks will appear near the top of each daily to-do list in your Today and Upcoming views (tasks with both a due date and time will appear first regardless of priority level).
For Q1: Important & Urgent, p1: For Q2: Important & Not Urgent, p2: For Q3: Unimportant & Urgent, p3:
Dealing with each quadrant
Q4: Unimportant & Not Urgent, p4:
Once you've set up Todoist to work with the Eisenhower Method, you can begin to evaluate your tasks. Click your new Eisenhower Matrix filters to review your tasks by quadrant.

Delegate as many tasks as you possible. To delegate these in Todoist, you can share projects with anyone, assign tasks, set deadlines, upload files, and discuss task details with collaborators in the comments.

When you're faced with a set of tasks, how do you decide which to tackle first? Do you select the task that's going to bring you closer to your long-term goals? Or do you give your attention to the most urgent item on your list?

Use the Eisenhower Matrix to avoid the mere-urgency trap and do more of what's important to you.

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That's right everybody, its midterm time again! Midterms are often a scary time for students but it doesn't have to be! Prepare early so you can feel confident on your midterm exams. Getting good grades on the midterm makes a big difference in how the rest of your semester goes. Here are 5 tips on how to prepare for midterms so you can rock them!

1. Start early and create a study schedule

This is obvious right? Don't cram. Well when we say start early, we mean it! You should start getting ready for your midterms about a month before the exam. Plan out a schedule of when you will be studying throughout the week. Stick to it!

2. Take good notes

Make sure you take good notes in class and add more information from the textbook after class.

If your instructor doesn't give you a study guide, use your notes to create a study guide! The study guide helps you focus on the important information and the information you are having trouble understanding.

3. Attend review sessions or have study sessions with friends

If you professor holds a review session, attend! Make sure to bring questions or topics that you would like them to cover or review

If your professor doesn't offer a review session, plan one yourself! Invite your classmates and take turns explaining concepts to each other. Teaching someone else is the best way to review!

4. Go to office hours and tutoring

Now's the time to start attending tutoring and office hours! Be prepared with questions or topics that you struggle with to go over with your tutor or instructor.

If you are a bit scared to go, invite a friend! They'll benefit too!

5. Make sure to include self-care time

Studying can be a full-time job! That's why its super important to also make time for self-care. Midterms can be a crazy busy time, but you can't do well on your exams if you aren't taking care of yourself first!

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Dead Poets Society is an American coming-of-age drama about rediscovering and finding oneself in this world. You could play this movie in the background or use it to reflect on your own goals and aspirations.

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This resource, created by Depaul, goes over some tips to strategize with confidence and personalize to your time and preference.

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UCF Super Scheduler Template, Eisenhower Matrix Downloadable and More!

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UCF Super Scheduler Template, Eisenhower Matrix Downloadable and More!

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This resource from UCF offers time management tips, scheduling tools, and study strategies to help you stay organized and on track. The best part is they are downloadable worksheets and templates to support your time management. Their Super Scheduler Template can be copied as an Excel file or Worksheet!

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Time Management - Student Academic <br> Resource Center

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Timing is everything. Many students’ academics are improved simply by creating and following an effective time-management plan. Our Effective Time Management video will give you an introduction to several time-management systems. Choose the one right for you, or schedule an ACE coaching session to customize a plan suited to you and your life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIjbPPNNhGE Workshop […]

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This resource by UCF breaks down the Eisenhower Matrix to help you manage tasks by urgency and importance so that you can focus and balance priorities effectively!

View our Tech Haven video for some more note-taking methods: Note Taking Methods.mp 4

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How to sync your Canvas assignments to your Outlook calendar

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How to sync your Canvas assignments to your Outlook calendar

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Want to stay on top of your assignments and stop missing deadlines? Click the post above to learn more on how to synchronize your assignments to your outlook calendar.

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MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning Technologies

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At a Glance

In this guide, you'll learn how to subscribe to the Calendar Feed using the outlook.office.com website. The calendar feed will contain events and assignments from all of your Canvas calendars, including reserved Scheduler appointment slots.

You can also add your calendar to the Outlook desktop program.
Notes:

Future events up to 366 days in the future, and past events within 30 days, are included when exporting a Canvas calendar to Outlook.com. The calendar feed includes up to 1,000 items.

Outlook.com may take up to 24 hours to sync with the Canvas Calendar. Canvas updates may not be immediately visible in the Outlook.com calendar.

For scheduler items, appointments must be viewed in the Canvas calendar for full appointment details.

To Do items are NOT included in the Calendar iCal feed.

Sync Your Canvas Calendar Feed using Outlook.com

1. In Canvas, click Calendar in the Global Navigation Menu.

2. Click the Calendar Feed link.

3. Copy the calendar feed link.

4. Go to https://outlook.office.com/ and login using your MIT credentials.

5. In the sidebar, click the Calendar icon.

6. In the sidebar, click Add Calendar.

7. Click Subscribe from web.

8. Paste the calendar feed link from Canvas in the Calendar URL field.

9. Customize your calendar subscription with a calendar name [1], calendar color [2], and calendar charm (icon) [3]. Select an option from the Add to drop-down menu [4]. To import the calendar, click the Import button [5].

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How to Sync Your Canvas Calendar Feed to Outlook in Office 365 - MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning Technologies

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Learn how to subscribe to the Calendar Feed using the Outlook.com website. The calendar feed will contain events and assignments from all of your Canvas calendars.

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Look below for ways to manage your stress 👀

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Look below for ways to manage your stress 👀

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Not sure what's got you quite down for midterms? That's okay! Here are some journal prompts to get you thinking.

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Need to time yourself and have a built in study break? Try this timer below-

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Need to time yourself and have a built in study break? Try this timer below-

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An aesthetic and customizable Pomodoro Timer app. Manage your time effectively and focus better while studying, writing, or coding.