This is Steveer Robbins.

Welcome to the get it done guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today, we prioritize.

Listener Liz writes in.

I have too much on my to do list to get everything done.

The standard advice is to prioritize my tasks.

But how do I do that?

Great question, Liz.

And you're not alone in that challenge.

Chris, the intern at Bernice's Green Growing Things Plant Store, has gradually acquired more

and more responsibility.

And today, there are four things on the task list.

One, collect receipts and prepare financial statements for Bernice.

Two, feed the carnivorous Audrey 2 plants.

3. Test out a new browser plug-in that changes every occurrence of the word politician to banana.

Hilarious.

4. Repot and water an ailing Venus flytrap plant.

We're going to explore the standard, tried and true, trite, overused method first,

the Eisenhower matrix. Then, we're going to add a twist that can often make it easier and more

effective. The Eisenhower matrix is what most people use to help them prioritize. Here's how it works.

You draw a square, divide it into two rows and two columns. Label the left column urgent and the right column, not urgent.

Label the top row important, and the bottom row not important.

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