This is an Excel template for the Eisenhower Decision Matrix. Enter your full task list and this spreadsheet will generate various views of the Eisenhower Decision Matrix, with tasks prioritized by importance, urgency, and due date.

The basic premise of the Eisenhower Decision Matrix is to sort out tasks that are urgent from those that are not. The matrix necessitates listing all of the activities and projects that one has to do (including everything that takes up a person’s time at work, however trivial). Next, each activity should be evaluated based on urgency and importance, and put into one of the 4 categories or quadrants of the Eisenhower Decision Matrix:

1. Important and Urgent - Tasks needed to be done immediately and personally.
2. Important but Not Urgent - These tasks get an end date and are done personally.
3. Not Important but Urgent - These tasks needs to be delegated.
4. Not Important and Not Urgent - Tasks that should be dropped.

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