1. Avery time management method (Eisenhower matrix, also known as "Eisenhower matrix" or "priority matrix"):
Avery's time management method was put forward by American President dwight david eisenhower. It mainly divides tasks into four quadrants according to their urgency and importance:
-the first quadrant: urgent and important (such as upcoming projects, emergency meetings, etc.). )
-The second quadrant: not urgent but important (such as long-term planning, physical exercise, etc. )
-The third quadrant: urgent but unimportant (e.g. dealing with mails, attending unimportant meetings, etc.). )
-The fourth quadrant: not urgent or important (such as social media, entertainment, etc.). )
According to this matrix, people should give priority to the tasks in the first quadrant, followed by the tasks in the second quadrant, then the tasks in the third quadrant and finally the tasks in the fourth quadrant.
2. Four quadrant time management method:
The four-quadrant time management method divides tasks into four categories, which respectively represent different attributes of tasks:
-Important and urgent (e.g. medical emergencies, projects due soon, etc.). )
-Important but not urgent (such as healthy diet, long-term career planning, etc.). )
-unimportant but urgent (such as sudden social activities, sudden emergencies, etc.). )
-unimportant, not urgent (such as boring pastimes, meaningless trifles, etc.). )
This method encourages people to give priority to important and urgent tasks, followed by important but not urgent tasks, then unimportant but urgent tasks, and finally unimportant but not urgent tasks.
Both of these time management methods can be applied to your daily work to help you arrange your time and priorities more effectively. The following are the specific application steps:
1. Avery time management method (Eisenhower matrix) application steps:
-List all tasks: list all tasks to be completed, regardless of size.
-Determine the urgency and importance: for each task, judge its urgency and importance.
-Assign to corresponding quadrants: According to the judgment of urgency and importance, assign tasks to four quadrants.
-Make a plan: Give priority to the tasks in the first quadrant, which are urgent and important and need immediate action. Then there is the task of the second quadrant. Although these tasks are not urgent, they are important and should be arranged. The tasks in the third quadrant can be entrusted to others or put into the to-do list. Finally, the tasks in the fourth quadrant can minimize the time investment or consider whether they really need to be done.
2. The four quadrant time management method application steps:
-List all tasks: Again, list all tasks to be completed first.
-Determine the importance and urgency: for each task, judge its importance and urgency.
-Assign to corresponding quadrants: according to the judgment of importance and urgency, assign tasks to four quadrants.
-Make a plan: Give priority to important and urgent tasks that need immediate action and have an important impact on your work goals. Then there are important but not urgent tasks, which are helpful to long-term goals and require regular investment of time. For unimportant but urgent tasks, we should deal with them as soon as possible to avoid occupying the time of important tasks. Minimize tasks that are not important or urgent, or consider whether they can be completely deleted.
In practical application, you can help yourself visualize these tasks and track the progress by making a simple matrix or using a time management application. It is important to check and adjust your task list regularly to ensure that your time management strategy is still suitable for the current workload and priorities.