, ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁results ▁can ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁activity . ▁If ▁product ivity ▁is ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁time ▁management , ▁then ▁these ▁tasks ▁should ▁be ▁prior it ized ▁higher . ▁ ▁The ▁Eisen h ower ▁Method ▁▁ ▁The ▁" E isen h ower ▁Method " ▁st ems ▁from ▁a ▁quote ▁attributed ▁to ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower : ▁" I ▁have ▁two ▁kinds ▁of ▁problems , ▁the ▁ur gent ▁and ▁the ▁important . ▁The ▁ur gent ▁are ▁not ▁important , ▁and ▁the ▁important ▁are ▁never ▁ur gent ." ▁Note ▁that ▁Eisen h ower ▁does ▁not ▁claim ▁this ▁insight ▁for ▁his ▁own , ▁but ▁attributes ▁it ▁to ▁an ▁( unn amed ) ▁" former ▁college ▁president ." ▁ ▁Using ▁the ▁Eisen h ower ▁Dec ision ▁Princi ple , ▁tasks ▁are ▁evaluated ▁using ▁the ▁criteria ▁important / un important ▁and ▁ur gent / not ▁ur gent , ▁and ▁then ▁placed ▁in ▁according ▁quadr ants ▁in ▁an ▁Eisen h ower ▁Matrix ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁" E isen h ower ▁Box " ▁or ▁" E isen h ower ▁Dec ision ▁Matrix "). ▁Task s ▁are ▁then ▁handled ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Task s ▁in ▁ ▁Import ant / U r gent ▁quadr ant ▁are ▁done ▁immediately ▁and ▁personally ▁e . g . ▁cr ises , ▁dead lines , ▁problems . ▁ ▁Import ant / Not ▁Ur gent ▁quadr ant ▁get ▁an ▁end ▁date ▁and ▁are ▁done ▁personally ▁e . g . ▁relationships , ▁planning