The Eisenhower-er

In 1954, President Eisenhower recited a critical principle:

"I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent."

Years later, Stephen Covey built on this concept in his seminal The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, creating "The Eisenhower Matrix."

The matrix creates a simple way to categorize tasks based on importance and urgency, sparking reflection on how we typically spend too much time on the items that are important and already urgent (Box 1) and not enough time on the items that are important but not yet urgent (Box 2).

The Eisenhower-er is a first-of-its-kind tool that allows the user to enter tasks, select urgency and importance levels, and then see a dynamic representation of how those tasks impact each other in the Eisenhower Matrix. This tool also includes three different sample distributions of tasks, demonstrating what a balanced, proactive, and reactive approach looks like.

To use the tool, enter your tasks below, rate each by urgency and importance using the star ratings (more stars = more urgent or important), then click "Generate Matrix" to see how your priorities are distributed across the four quadrants.