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Prioritize Properly

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Now Or Later

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the number of tasks that you need to complete and unsure about what you should tackle first? If so, Dwight D. Eisenhower can help. Our 34th president was once quoted as saying, “I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.” These words of wisdom were used to create a prioritization technique called the Eisenhower Box. Here’s what it looks like…

  1. Tasks that are important and urgent are assigned to the top-left box. These are the tasks that you should tackle first.
  2. Tasks that are important but not urgent are assigned to the top-right box. You should look at your schedule and figure out a good time to get these tasks done. Set some deadlines for yourself, if you think that would be helpful!
  3. Tasks that are urgent but not important are assigned to the bottom-left box. Try to delegate these tasks to others, if possible.
  4. Tasks that are not urgent and not important are assigned to the bottom-right box. You can forget about these tasks. Just scratch them off of your “to-do list.”

This method should help you to get organized, finish your most important tasks first, and increase your productivity! It will also help you to avoid wasting time on things that aren’t important.

 

Clear, J. (n.d.). How to be more productive and eliminate time wasting activities by using the “Eisenhower Box”. Habits Academy. Retrieved from: https://jamesclear.com/eisenhower-box

Worklife Balance

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circle of balance

What does worklife balance mean to you? It is different for everyone. It depends on how you prioritze your life. What might work for one person will not work for another. This is something you need to discover on your own and find out where your balance line lies. Set your priorities for what you want them to be, not what you think they should be.

Always take time for yourself, even if it is only 5 minutes a day. No matter what you choose to do, make sure it is just for you. You might feel guilty at first, because you are always so concerned about everyone else, but once you start doing this you will find that you become a better person at work and to the ones you love.

Remember, your career is very important to you, whether it is for personal growth or financial reasons. But without your family, friends, and your health, where would you really be?