Steve Mueller (2015), wrote about Stephen Covey, an inspirational speaker who wrote many books, and his explanation of time management and the use of Covey’s Time management Matrix in the book of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”. Each quadrant had a specific meaning of what task goes in the quadrant and also gave examples. The first quadrant had to deal with important deadlines with very high urgency; an example could be getting gas or an essay that is due tomorrow because they need immediate attention. According to Covey, the second quadrant contains important tasks that don’t need immediate attention. The second quadrant is the most important because it can help prevent having a lot of tasks in the first quadrant like groceries or an assignment that is due Sunday. The third quadrant should only have activities that are urgent but not important, unlike set dates; for example, cleaning the house. The last and final quadrant, the fourth quadrant, are all unimportant tasks that do not add value, like playing video games. In order to apply the time management matrix, you have to understand what task you need in order to achieve your long-term goal or any goal in your life. Reprioritizing your ‘to-do’ list can help achieve your goals because you can determine what activities are more important than another and which task you need to get done immediately. Every weekend you should make a weekly assessment by writing down all of your activities and how long they take so you can prepare to make time to either extend your time on certain tasks or shorten the time to make time for other activities you may need to get done.

 

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Mueller, Steve. "Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix Explained." Planet of Success. 09 Oct. 2015. Web. 27 Oct. 2016. <http://www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/2015/stephen-coveys-time-management-matrix-explained/>.