How to work more efficiently.
The US president Dwight Eisenhower supposedly once said. The most urgent decisions are rarely the most important ones. Eisenhower was considered a monster of time management. I see he had the ability to do everything as when it needed to be done. With the Eisenhower method you will learn to distinguish between what is important and what is urgent.
Whatever the job that lands on your desk. Begin by breaking it down according to the Eisenhower method (see model) and then decide how to proceed. We often focus too strongly on that 'urgent and important field'. On things that we have to be dealt with. Immediately. Ask yourself when did I deal with the things that our important but not urgent?
When will I take the time to deal with important task before they become urgent. This is the field for strategic long term decisions.
Another method of organising your time better is attributed to the multimillionaire Warren Buffet. Make a list of everything you want to get done today. Begin with the task at the top a little east and continue only once you have completed at. When a task has been completed cross it off the list.
Better late than never but never late is better.
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