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Habit 3: Put First Things First
Time Quadrants Model
Prioritize, and do the most
important things first
December 22, 2008 Broadcast
Step# 1 Identify your big rocks
Think about what you want to accomplish for the upcoming week.
(What are the most important things I need to do this week?)
Step # 2 Block out time for Your Big Rocks
Have you ever seen the Big-rock experiment? You can get more Rocks and Pebbles in a bucket if you put all your big rocks in first and then your Pebbles will fit around them.
Step # 3 Schedule everything else
Schedule all of your other little to-dos, daily task, and appointments. Here's where the pebbles go.
Adapt Daily
You'll probably need to rearrange some of big rocks and pebbles now and then.
December 22, 2008 Broadcast
It's made up of two primary ingredients, "important" and "urgent."
| Urgent | Not Urgent | |
| Important | #1 The Procrastinator Exam Tomorrow Friend Gets Injured Late For Work Project Due Today Car Breaks Down |
#2 The Prioritizer Planning, Goal Setting Essay Due in a Week Exercise Relationships Relaxation |
| Not Important | #3 The Yes-Man Unimportant Phone Calls Interruptions Other People's Small Problems Peer Pressure |
# 4 The Slacker Too Much TV Endless Phone Calls Excessive Computer Games Mall Marathons Time Wasters |
Pick up a planner and take fifteen minutes each week to plan your week.
Step# 1 Identify your big rocks
Think about what you want to accomplish for the upcoming week.
(What are the most important things I need to do this week?)
Step # 2 Block out time for Your Big Rocks
Have you ever seen the Big-rock experiment? You can get more Rocks and Pebbles in a bucket if you put all your big rocks in first and then your Pebbles will fit around them.
Step # 3 Schedule everything else
Schedule all of your other little to-dos, daily task, and appointments. Here's where the pebbles go.
Adapt Daily
You'll probably need to rearrange some of big rocks and pebbles now and then.