Urgent vs. Important

Too much to do or not enough time? Sound familiar? There's always plenty of (hopefully enjoyable) work. But what should I do and not do?

A well-known way to gain more control over your actions is to distinguish between Urgent and Important. This quadrant is also known as the Eisenhower Quadrant, and Steven Covey has described it in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People also a chapter devoted to this.

Anique explains.