Eisenhower matrix
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Do first
Urgent and important
Schedule
Important, not urgent
Delegate
Urgent, not important
Drop
Neither urgent nor important
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How to use the Eisenhower matrix
- 1
Dump every task
Paste your whole list, or type tasks one per line. Don't filter yet, everything goes in.
- 2
Tap each into a box
Ask two questions: does it matter, and does it have to happen soon? The answers pick the box.
- 3
Start at the top left
Do first today, put Schedule on the calendar, hand off Delegate and let Drop go.
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FAQ
A way to sort tasks by two questions: is it urgent, and is it important? That gives four boxes: do it now, schedule it, delegate it or drop it.
No. Your tasks are kept in this browser. You only need a free BrainDump account to save the result as a note.
Yes. Instead of dragging, you tap a button under each task to put it in a box, so it works one-handed.
It can. With ADHD every task can feel equally loud, and the matrix asks just two yes or no questions per task, so you don't have to rank a whole list in your head. Start by dumping every task, sort fast without overthinking, then pick one thing from Do first.
