Ep. 43: The Four Quadrants of Time (Part II)

Life App Podcast

Episode 43: The 4 Quadrants of Time Usage (II) As a follow-up to Episode 41, we review the 4 Quadrants of Time Usage: 1. Important and Urgent (Crisis); 2. Important but not Urgent (Focus here); 3. Urgent but not important (Time Wasters); and 4. Not Urgent and not Important (Time Wasters) To help make these principles clear, useful, and applicable to your daily life, Scott reviews the 4 Quadrants and gives you about 18 real-life scenarios. You can decide for yourself which of the 4 Quadrants each scenario belongs to. (There may be more than one answer for several.) Then Scott reviews each scenario, explaining which Quadrant it belongs to, and why. The goal: help YOU get in the habit of using the “mental grid” each time you make decisions and schedule your time. As our producer Todd Holloway summed it up: If people can get in the habit of thinking this way and focusing on Quadrant 2, they will have fewer Quadrant 1 crises which always keep them busy and stressed-out. Word of the Day: focus (noun, verb) the act of directing visual or mental attention on one item or issue. Question of the Day: Have you begun using this “mental filter” to help you use your time, energy and focus more effectively? Can you focus more on Quadrant 2 issues and reduce more Quadrant Crises and Quadrant 3 and 4 Time Wasters in your life? Have a question or feedback? Maybe a topic you’d like to hear in a future episode? Please email Scott at [e-mail]. We’d love to hear from you! If you enjoy our podcasts, please subscribe, write a review, and share them on social media and by word of mouth! Those are GREAT ways to help more people find our podcasts. Please also visit us at www.DreyerCoaching.com; check out the blog posts at the bottom of the page for more information about life in the USA and the crazy English language.