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   Speak about the time-management matrix.
   

1. Almost every one of us wastes significantly more time than we know. Whatever your occupation, the majority of people prioritize the tasks that relieve the sense of urgency over the duties that are truly the most important.
We also spend a significant amount of time thinking about the big tasks we need to accomplish, usually pushing them aside until we have “more time.”
President Eisenhower said that we are too prone to focus on the important and urgent matters, resulting in reactive behavior based on what needs to be done right now, rather than focusing on the important and non-urgent, which would be the foundation of a more strategic approach based on long-term goals.
We are wasting nearly half of our time on tasks that may not benefit us in the long term. We have to create the opportunity to redirect our time to more valuable work.
While there are no shortcuts for getting important tasks done, there is a strategy to help prevent procrastination: a time management matrix.

What Is A Time Management Matrix?
When you’re crammed with tasks at work, it’s easy to lose track of what’s “important” and what’s “urgent.”
These two words are frequently used interchangeably, but there is a significant distinction between them—and this distinction lies at the heart of the time management matrix. This matrix is essentially a method of determining what you should be doing and how to approach your obligations with more awareness.
Prioritizing time spent on urgent tasks is in our nature.
When we are aware that a deadline is approaching, our reactive brain kicks in; we devote all of our attention to completing something just because it is “urgent,” and we are rewarded with a burst of dopamine in exchange.
When it wears off, however, we realize we’ve spent the entire day doing things that aren’t actually important and are later seen as time-wasters.
Stephen Covey, a US educator, and businessman, recognized this “urgency addiction” and developed the Covey time management matrix to help people distinguish between what is important versus what is urgent.