Get Everything Done

Shaheen:

I don't personally agree with the Eisenhower matrix as far as running one's own personal time goes.

There are two factors to be taken into account:

IMPORTANT / NOT IMPORTANT
URGENT / NOT URGENT

My main problem is with the IMPORTANT / NOT IMPORTANT factor.

If you have taken on a commitment, it needs to be done. It doesn't matter how important or unimportant it is. That's certainly a matter that needs to be considered when deciding whether to take on the commitment in the first place. But once you have taken it on, it needs to be done.

As for the question of urgency, the correct time to start taking action on any task is as soon as you are given it. And the correct way to work on all but the smallest tasks is "little and often".