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Password Log Template

This template is designed to help you keep track of the passwords to all of your various accounts. List each account, and then fill in the columns for website URL, email address, username and password, security questions and answers, and any additional notes. Save the form to your computer or print a hard copy - remember, though, to store the information in a safe place and and not to share your passwords with anyone.

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Increase Accountability with Real-Time Task Management in Smartsheet

Regardless of the task at hand, to-do lists provide an easy way for you to cross-check your work and ensure that nothing gets overlooked. However, using a checklist template is only the first step: To fully hold yourself and team members accountable, consider using a software tool that enables you to attach relevant documentation, track progress, and make updates in real time. Smartsheet is one such tool.

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Planning & Organization: Crash Course Study Skills #4

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For a technical breakdown of the bug ("priority inversion") that caused problems with the Mars Pathfinder in 1997, see a detailed email written at the time by Pathfinder software team leader Glenn Reeves. Reeves was responding to an earlier writeup by Microsoft's Mike Jones - who was himself summarizing a talk given by David Wilner, Chief Technical Officer of Wind River Systems, about both the problem the team encountered and the fix ("priority inheritance") they implemented to solve it.

The concept of "quadratic time" is part of the broader study of time complexity in computer science. Quadratic time is often written using " Big-O notation" as " O( n ²)," indicating that the algorithm's worst-case time performance grows proportionally to the square of the size of the input. (In the inbox example, the "input" is the number of emails in the inbox.)

The Linux kernel scheduling algorithm described in the lesson is the "O(1) Scheduler" that was introduced in Linux 2.6, replacing the earlier " O( n) Scheduler." The names of these algorithms also make use of Big-O notation: O( n) is also known as "linear time" and O(1) is also known as "constant time." The O(1) Scheduler has since been replaced by the (arguably even simpler) " Completely Fair Scheduler," a part of Linux 2.6.23, which was released in 2007.

There is a great deal of psychology and cognitive science research on the costs of interruptions and context switches in human life and human job performance. See, for instance, Stephen Monsell, " Task Switching."

The 2013 battery life improvement discussed in the lesson was due in large part to Intel's Haswell chip, which offered improved low-power states that made interrupt coalescing a particularly smart idea. Microsoft began using interrupt coalescing in Windows 7, and both Windows 8 and Mac OS X Mavericks included code written specifically to take advantage of the low-power resting state of the Haswell chip and to conserve power through interrupt coalescing.

Many of the ideas in this lesson are discussed at greater length, alongside other algorithmic strategies for time management, in the book Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths.

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How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian

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Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Over the last fifty or so years, computer scientists have learned a lot of good strategies for managing time effectively - and they have a lot of experience with what can go wrong.

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How to be Organized for School, College or Life [The 6 Habits of Highly Organized People]

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Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED

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Making Time Management Work for You: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #10

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This article explains how one may make a decision like Benjamin Franklin. Do you think that the Eisenhower Matrix in combination with the cost / benefit method of making a decision can make you a more productive student, employee, parent, and / or person?
Bringing to the Presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked incessantly during his two terms to ease the tensions of the Cold War. He pursued the moderate policies of "Modern Republicanism," pointing out as he left office, "America is today the strongest, most influential, and most productive nation in the world."
The purpose of this module is to have you reflect, in detail, about your week, where your time goes and how to write a smart to-do list. By making a list and reflecting on your time, you will be able to accurately shift your priorities to other items instead of wasting time.

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The Eisenhower matrix: understanding task management

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Drudgery can be demanding. The day to day can bog you down. You may have multiple projects due at the same time -- not to mention family, work, and social commitments thrown into the mix! Perhaps US President Dwight D. Eisenhower can give you at least one tool to assist you in maintaining your sanity.

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Whether it's sending out an email newsletter, putting together a presentation for senior managers, or working on a special request for a client, many of us have to complete simple projects as part of our day-to-day responsibilities.

These small- to medium-sized projects may, at first glance, not seem to need much thought. But, occasionally, we can overlook a key step or "to do" item that can derail all our efforts.

For instance, how do you make sure that you've covered everything? Are there any actions that need to be taken early on in the project for it to succeed? And are you clear about when you need to do key tasks, in what sequence, to meet your deadline?

Find out more in this article, video and infographic.

Click here to view a transcript of this video.

Action Plans are simple lists of all of the tasks that you need to finish to meet an objective. They differ from To-Do Lists in that they focus on the achievement of a single goal.

Action Plans are useful, because they give you a framework for thinking about how you'll complete a project efficiently. They help you finish activities in a sensible order, and they help you ensure that you don't miss any key steps. Also, because you can see each task laid out, you can quickly decide which tasks you'll delegate or outsource, and which tasks you may be able to ignore.

Using Action Plans

Use an Action Plan whenever you need to plan a small project.

To draw one up, simply list the tasks that you need to carry out to achieve your objective, in the order that you need to complete them. (This is very simple, but it is still very useful!)

Use the three-step process below to help you:

Step 1: Identify Tasks

Start by brainstorming all of the tasks that you need to complete to accomplish your objective.

It's helpful to start this process at the very beginning. What's the very first action you'll need to take? Once that task is complete, what comes next? Are there any steps that should be prioritized to meet specific deadlines, or because of limits on other people's availability?

Step 2: Analyze and Delegate Tasks

Now that you can see the entire project from beginning to end, look at each task in greater detail.

Are there any steps that you could drop, but still meet your objective? Which tasks could you delegate to someone else on your team, or could be dealt with by a freelancer? Are there any deadlines for specific steps? Do you need to arrange additional resources?

Step 3: Double-Check With SCHEMES

Use the SCHEMES* mnemonic to check that your plan is comprehensive.

SCHEMES stands for:

You may not need to think about all of these to complete your project. For instance, for a small internal project to streamline the format of your team's reports, you might only need to think about "Helpers/People," "Expertise," and "Systems."

Note:

Once you've completed your plan, keep it by you as you carry out the work, and update it with additional activities if required.

Learning From Your Action Plan

If you think you'll be trying to achieve a similar goal again, revise your plan after the work is complete, by making a note of anything that you could have done better.

For instance, perhaps you could have avoided a last-minute panic if you'd alerted a supplier in advance about the size of order you'd be placing. Or maybe you didn't allow enough time to do certain tasks.

Tip:

If you'll be doing similar work again, consider turning your plan into an Aide Memoire. This is a checklist that you progressively refine and improve to make sure that you remember to do everything important for success.

Managing Bigger Projects

Action Plans are useful for small projects, where deadlines are not particularly important or strenuous, and where you don't need to co-ordinate other people.

As your projects grow, however, you'll need to develop more formal project management skills, particularly if you're responsible for scheduling other people's time, or need to complete projects to tight deadlines.

You can also use Action Plans in conjunction with To-Do Lists, or Action Programs.

Action Programs are "heavy duty" versions of To-Do Lists, which help you manage many simultaneous small projects. This is something that managers at all levels need to do routinely.

Key Points

An Action Plan is a list of tasks that you need to do to complete a simple project or objective.

To draw one up, simply list the tasks that you need to complete to deliver your project or objective, in the order that you need to complete them.

To do this, first brainstorm every step you'll need to take to follow your task to completion. Then, analyze tasks to see if there are any that can be pruned, or delegated. Lastly, use the SCHEMES mnemonic to double check that you've considered all critical areas.

If you need to schedule people's time, or meet tight deadlines as part of your project, consider using the other project management techniques mentioned.

Infographic

Click on the image below to see Action Plans represented in an infographic:

* Originator unknown. Please contact customer.helpdesk@mindtools.com if you know who the originator is.

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Whether it's sending out an email newsletter, putting together a presentation for senior managers, or working on a special request for a client, many of us have to complete simple projects as part of our day-to-day responsibilities. These small- to medium-sized projects may, at first glance, not seem to need much thought.

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168...this is the number of hours in a week. If you are student this probably does not feel like it is enough to get all of your assignments done, projects to do, or tests to study for.

It is no surprise that many of us want to use our time more wisely.

The time management for students matrix gives you a sense of how you are spending time and ways that you can spend your time more productively.

The time management for students matrix

Think of how you currently spend your time on the different activities that you do as a student across an average day, an average week, or an average year.

With these activities in mind consider the matrix below.

How much time do you spend in each of these quadrants? You can see that I have filled the quadrants out with activities that I consider sit in each...yours could be different.

Ask yourself: Is the task important?

Important tasks for the student are those that are essential for achieving success in your student life. For many, this may be

spending time studying and working towards a career,

maintaining and enhancing your health, or

sharing time with family and friends.

Activities that are important are those that contribute to your goals. These exist in Quadrants 1 and 2 of the time management student matrix.

Unimportant tasks are such things as

surfing the Internet for various cat videos,

watching TV longer than you really need to, or

taking unimportant phone calls.

Focusing on these tasks at the expense of more important tasks leads to feelings of lack of purpose as you are not moving towards your goals. These tasks exist in Quadrants 3 and 4.

Time management tip

Become a Q2 student and spend more time in the Q2 quadrant. To do this ensure that you lock in the vital few with your weekly study schedule

Ask yourself: Is the task urgent?

Asking this question is probably a good indicator of the amount of stress that you feel as a student. Urgent tasks are those tasks that are 'tapping you on the shoulder' and asking to be done now.

They are Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 3 tasks.

Quadrant 1 tasks are are the Urgent/Important 'must do' tasks that require immediate attention! They may be a

crunching assessment deadline or

the study that you must do for tomorrow's exam.

Quadrant 3 tasks are not important but they are asking for our attention. For example some interruptions, emails, etc.

3. Use the time management for students matrix to prioritize your time

The symptom of poor time management is spending too much time in Quadrant 1. The cause of the time management problems is spending too much time in quadrant 3 and 4.

The cure for your time management problems is to:

1. reduce your time in quadrants 3 and 4 and spend more time on quadrant 2. Use your academic planner and your study schedule to do this.

2. focus your immediate attention in quadrant 1.

By spending your time on Quadrant 2 activities you devote time to important activities before they become urgent.

The problem is that often with so many different responsibilities to juggle, students can become dominated by the tyranny of the urgent.
Overcome procrastination
Do you have the best of intentions to start studying early but you fall into the same habit again and find yourself cramming the night before. If so then goal intentions are not enough. You need an implementation plan so you don't fall for your own procrastination pick-up lines....again.
If Quadrant 2 is so important to good student time management, how can I get more time in this quadrant?
4. Good student time management involves more Q2 time

You can spend more time in Quadrant 2 by:

1. Clarify what is important. Use student goal setting to focus on your important goals. In student goal setting you can download a goal setting plan that builds upon a foundation of the values and beliefs that are important to you.

2. Know what your timewasters are. Once you identify them (using a time management log makes it objective) then you set goals to overcome procrastination, manage interruptions, and schedule your time.

3. Use a student planner. Develop a semester and weekly plan that focuses on activities that are important to you. Download freestudent planners that enable you to plan your work and then work your plan.

4. Maintain good study techniques. Now that you have planned the time to study and put it into your schedule it is important to maintain good study habits that maximize the use of your time at the desk. I talk more about developing goodstudy techniques that are effective time management for students.

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In this routine, students are generally sharing their thinking at each step along the way before moving on to the next one. This allows the class to build on the group's thinking and often results in richer discussions.It can be very useful to document the thinking at each stage. If you are wanting to document thinking as your students engage with the routine
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This article explains MoSCoW Method in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful project management tool.

What is the MoSCoW Method?

Prioritising is often challenging. Particularly when it comes the implementation of new ideas and/or technologies. Everyone in an organisation always wants everything to be done right away and that is practically impossible. There are several tools available to make prioritisation easier. The MoSCoW method is one them.

Dai Clegg from the software company Oracle invented MoSCoW Method. The method labels each requirement, making it easier to prioritise.

Even though the origin of this prioritize method is in software development, it is also highly applicable for market launches, product launches, starting a new business or change processes. With MoSCoW Method, requirements are determined for the result of the project or product.

The MoSCoW Method is about setting requirements by order of priority. The most important requirements need to be met first for a greater chance of success.

The MoSCoW Method is an acronym made up of the first letters. The two Os have been added to make the word 'moscow' readable, they don't have any meaning themselves. The M stands for ' Must haves', S for ' Should haves', C for ' Could haves' and W for ' Won't haves' or ' Would haves '.

MoSCoW Method requirements

It's a good idea to first specify the requirements before starting the MoSCoW Method. When determining the requirements, you should take into account what is important to all the stakeholders. Brainstorming with everyone involved will lead to good, qualitative requirements.

The requirements are prioritised to prevent them from becoming to expensive or unrealistic. The main goal is to come up with requirements that add the most value for the company. The project requirements are divided into one of the following categories:

M - Must haves

These are about the minimal requirements that are determined in advance that the end-result has to meet. Without meeting these requirements, the project fails and the product won't be use-able. They are a necessity for a workable product and there is no alternative. The 'Must haves' are essential. MUST is also explained as an acronym that stands for Minimum Use-able SubseTs.

Example: As an extra exam assignment, University of Applied Sciences Automotive students have been asked to design a car that can at least drive (minimal requirements).

It's okay if the car only has a chassis, without any bodywork. It's about the construction of the individual parts and drive train to the combustion engine. In this case, the Must have is that they have a drivable car by the end of the academic year.

S - Should haves

These are additional and much desired requirements that have a high priority, but are not essential for a usable end product. The product will be usable even if these requirements aren't met. When they are met, they will only add to the value of the product. Depending on the available time, you can always return to these requirements at a later time.

Example: The University of Applied Sciences Automotive student might like to add a tow bar to the car (should have), but as long as the car can drive without the tow bar, their project will be successful. They can always add the tow bar at a later stage.

C - Could haves

These requirements can be considered if there's time left. If not, it's no problem and will not have a negative effect on the final result. The 'Could haves' have a lower priority than the 'Should haves'. This option will only be included if there really is more than enough time to make it work. This category is also referred to as 'nice to have'; they're more a wish than an absolute requirement.

Example: The University of Applied Sciences Automotive students would perhaps like to install a tachometer in the car. It's not an important (exam) requirement, but it'd be great if they manage to do it.

W - Won't haves (and would haves)

These are about wishes for the future that are often impossible to realise or cost a lot of time. If it's simply not possible, it's best not to waste any energy on it. If it is achievable, then a lot of time (and money) will have to be invested and it's labelled a 'Would have'. 'Would haves' are often followed upon at a later stage after the initial project is finished.

Example: The University of Applied Sciences Automotive students don't have to make a car that will actually drive on public roads. It's meant for study. If they do want to take it on public roads, it will need bodywork and comply with safety standards. It also involves getting approval from the Vehicle Standards Agency in elaborate process.

MoSCoW Method and deadlines

Correctly applying and sticking to the MoSCoW Method will lead to a clear way to lead a project. Everyone involved with the project will know what needs to be done first, when it has to be finished and why it's important. By assigning priorities to requirements, a project becomes more manageable and it'll be easier to meet the deadline.

Development and support of a project is also made easier by initially ignoring less important requirements. By focusing on the key requirements, you end up with a sell-able product that meets the minimum requirements. That way, must haves become unique selling points, which will benefit the buyer.

It's Your Turn

What do you think? How do you apply the MoSCoW Method in your project or organisation? Do you recognize the practical explanation or do you have more additions? What are your success factors for applying the MoSCoW Method?

Share your experience and knowledge in the comments box below.

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More information

1. Baxter, R. (2004). Software engineering is software engineering. In 26th International Conference on Software Engineering, W36 Workshop Software Engineering for High Performance System (HPCS) Applications (pp. 4-18).

2. Stephens, R. (2015). Beginning Software Engineering. Wrox Publishing.

3. Hatton, S. (2008). Choosing the right prioritisation method. In Software Engineering, 2008. ASWEC 2008. 19th Australian Conference on (pp. 517-526). IEEE.

4. Robson, W.A., Simon, Shena. (2014). Moscow in the making. Taylor & Francis Ltd.

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This article explains MoSCoW Method in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful project management tool. Prioritising is often challenging. Particularly when it comes the implementation of new ideas and/or technologies. Everyone in an organisation always wants everything to be done right away and that is practically impossible.

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How to Set and Achieve SMART Goals: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #9

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168...this is the number of hours in a week. If you are student this probably does not feel like it is enough to get all of your assignments done, projects to do, or tests to study for.

It is no surprise that many of us want to use our time more wisely.

The time management for students matrix gives you a sense of how you are spending time and ways that you can spend your time more productively.

The time management for students matrix

Think of how you currently spend your time on the different activities that you do as a student across an average day, an average week, or an average year.

With these activities in mind consider the matrix below.

How much time do you spend in each of these quadrants? You can see that I have filled the quadrants out with activities that I consider sit in each...yours could be different.

Ask yourself: Is the task important?

Important tasks for the student are those that are essential for achieving success in your student life. For many, this may be

spending time studying and working towards a career,

maintaining and enhancing your health, or

sharing time with family and friends.

Activities that are important are those that contribute to your goals. These exist in Quadrants 1 and 2 of the time management student matrix.

Unimportant tasks are such things as

surfing the Internet for various cat videos,

watching TV longer than you really need to, or

taking unimportant phone calls.

Focusing on these tasks at the expense of more important tasks leads to feelings of lack of purpose as you are not moving towards your goals. These tasks exist in Quadrants 3 and 4.

Time management tip

Become a Q2 student and spend more time in the Q2 quadrant. To do this ensure that you lock in the vital few with your weekly study schedule

Ask yourself: Is the task urgent?

Asking this question is probably a good indicator of the amount of stress that you feel as a student. Urgent tasks are those tasks that are 'tapping you on the shoulder' and asking to be done now.

They are Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 3 tasks.

Quadrant 1 tasks are are the Urgent/Important 'must do' tasks that require immediate attention! They may be a

crunching assessment deadline or

the study that you must do for tomorrow's exam.

Quadrant 3 tasks are not important but they are asking for our attention. For example some interruptions, emails, etc.

3. Use the time management for students matrix to prioritize your time

The symptom of poor time management is spending too much time in Quadrant 1. The cause of the time management problems is spending too much time in quadrant 3 and 4.

The cure for your time management problems is to:

1. reduce your time in quadrants 3 and 4 and spend more time on quadrant 2. Use your academic planner and your study schedule to do this.

2. focus your immediate attention in quadrant 1.

By spending your time on Quadrant 2 activities you devote time to important activities before they become urgent.

The problem is that often with so many different responsibilities to juggle, students can become dominated by the tyranny of the urgent.
Overcome procrastination
Do you have the best of intentions to start studying early but you fall into the same habit again and find yourself cramming the night before. If so then goal intentions are not enough. You need an implementation plan so you don't fall for your own procrastination pick-up lines....again.
If Quadrant 2 is so important to good student time management, how can I get more time in this quadrant?
4. Good student time management involves more Q2 time

You can spend more time in Quadrant 2 by:

1. Clarify what is important. Use student goal setting to focus on your important goals. In student goal setting you can download a goal setting plan that builds upon a foundation of the values and beliefs that are important to you.

2. Know what your timewasters are. Once you identify them (using a time management log makes it objective) then you set goals to overcome procrastination, manage interruptions, and schedule your time.

3. Use a student planner. Develop a semester and weekly plan that focuses on activities that are important to you. Download freestudent planners that enable you to plan your work and then work your plan.

4. Maintain good study techniques. Now that you have planned the time to study and put it into your schedule it is important to maintain good study habits that maximize the use of your time at the desk. I talk more about developing goodstudy techniques that are effective time management for students.

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I signed up for Sketchnoting in the Classroom a few years ago. Each year, I teach the different strategies to my students. It really helps them with jotting down notes in their own 'words.' Many of my students will use pictures in their notes. It is extremely effective. I also use it with my notes when taking PD or notes during meetings.

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Sketchnoting In The Classroom - Verbal To Visual

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GUT priority matrix: Learn how to prioritize your tasks right now

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VARK Questionnaire version 8.01
Choose the answer which best explains your preference and click the box next to it. Please click more than one if a single answer does not match your perception. Leave blank any question that does not apply.

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The VARK Questionnaire for Younger People - VARK

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Find out about the visual strategies helpful for those with a Visual learning style: graphs, charts, diagrams, drawings, maps, color, layout, and more.

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Find out about the Aural strategies that are most helpful for those with an Aural learning preference: it is all about listening, talking, discussing, and questioning.

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People with a READ/WRITE preference like:

PRINTED words
READING and WRITING
Taking NOTES and making LISTS
STRUCTURE, order, and clarity
WORDS with interesting sources and definitions
Using the right words correctly

To TAKE IN information use:

LISTS - ordered, numbered, or with bullet points

TITLES and HEADINGS

dictionaries and online tools to find the BEST WORDS

books, articles, manuals, hand-outs, reading lists

definitions, constitutions, legal documents, minutes, and rules

WRITTEN NOTES from what others have said or written

To PRESENT information:

use WRITING to think through and clarify ideas

REWRITE principles and ideas in your own words

LIST items in categories, ordered by importance

spell-check

provide WRITTEN information for others to read

use a wide range of PRINT media

If it isn't in print, it doesn't exist.
You will want to READ about this and WRITE down your ideas.
Using READ/WRITE STRATEGIES in:
~ Joseph Conrad (novelist)
"My task .... by the power of the written word
(is) to make you hear, to make you feel ...
to make you see."

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People with a KINESTHETIC preference like:

ACTION
- making things happen

Solving problems
PRACTICALLY

RECALLING
previous experiences

To TAKE IN information use:

all of your SENSES - sight, hearing, touch, taste, & smell

a HANDS-ON approach

TRIAL & ERROR - practice, practice, practice

REAL LIFE examples & personal stories

displays, collections, photos, & videos of REAL things

autobiographies & documentaries

surveys, field trips, & interviews

To PRESENT information:

focus on the REAL things that happened

recall EXACTLY what happened

use plenty of EXAMPLES when you present

use previous EXPERIENCE as the basis for decision-making

stay in the HERE & NOW

Ideas need to be PRACTICAL & RELEVANT to you.
You need to DO things to understand them.
Using KINESTHETIC STRATEGIES in:

"I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand."
~ Confucius

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iPhone Screenshots

Eisenhower is a time management solution based on the Eisenhower matrix, supporting you in prioritizing and getting tasks done by urgency and importance. It helps you organizing both your business and personal tasks altogether, reducing stress while increasing productivity at the same time.

Other apps focus on collecting many lists and tasks, Eisenhower helps you to actually complete the ones that really matter-through providing a framework to filter incoming tasks and maximize the happy feeling of completion when finishing or delegating them.

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What our users are saying about Eisenhower:

▶ "Perfect for those with busy lifestyles or who just want to get things done."

▶ "Get this, now, not later. This is how Eisenhower ran a country, might be good for your productivity too."

▶ "Helps me to be productive - quick, easy, efficient."

▶ "This could be the next big thing in productivity apps."

▶ "I absolutely love this application and I find it to actually be hugely useful - having played with it the whole day today and populated it out with tasks I want to achieve to test the theory, I indeed finished each of the "Do First" tasks in order, and achieved Zero-Inbox. This is the most productive day I've had in months!"

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FEATURES
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▶ Task Counter
On each to-do sheet, best manage no more than 8 tasks. Still, we have made room for unlimited tasks and notes whenever you might need it-and each sheet counts how many there are to tackle right now.

▶ Focus Mode
For urgent and important tasks, you can use a special timer, helping you to focus on only one task for 30 minutes-or whatever duration you like best.

▶ Schedule & Delegate
Using other task-related actions, you can directly place reminders in your calendar or send e-mails including the tasks to co-workers.

▶ Cloud Sync
Once you have created your account, Eisenhower automatically syncs with the free web client on app.eisenhower.me-and vice versa, in real-time!

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If you are new to the Eisenhower matrix or just want to refresh your memory, check out our quick video tutorial here: bit.ly/eisenhower-matrix

Get in Touch
Got feedback for us? Send your ideas, wishes, issues and any comments to feedback@eisenhower.me-we would be happy to hear from you!

Version 2.1.0

This app has been updated by Apple to use the latest Apple signing certificate.

Back for good: Move tasks around and schedule them in your calendar!

iOS 14.2 makes app crash

No updates in 2 years. Please fix. Thank you.

Focus Mode Now Useless

I used to use this app all the time because you could set a timer for certain tasks. You can still do that, but (unlike the previous iteration) Focus Mode now fades to black as my phone goes to sleep. In the previous version the app stayed on and you could see how much time you had left on your task. Now you have to keep touching the phone screen in order to keep the phone from fading to black. I should be concentrating on my task, not on keeping the productivity app open. Not sure why this change was made, but it's rendered the app useless. I might as well set a kitchen timer.

Worthless

You can add a task to a quadrant and mark a task as complete, but that's about all you can do. You can't move a task to a different quadrant or even change the order of tasks within a quadrant. You can't add any details such as notes or a link to a task. One of the quadrants is labeled "Schedule", but you can't actually schedule a task or set a due date. There are no reminder notifications, and there is no Today widget to show next tasks. I consider the Eisenhower Matrix to be sort of a power-user's time management system, but this is definitely NOT a power-user's app.

The developer, FTL3, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

No Details Provided

The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.

Information

Compatibility

iPhone

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

Mac

Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip.

Languages

English, German

Family Sharing

With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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