There are hundreds of tools to manage tasks.
You have seen them all.
You created many to-do lists, lots of them.
These lists became longer and longer.
And so came stress, procrastination and unhappiness.
Wait no longer, help is here!
“What is important
is seldom urgent
and what is urgent
is seldom important.”
What’s urgent and important, do first.
What’s important, but not so urgent, schedule.
What’s urgent, but less important, delegate.
What’s neither urgent nor important, forget.
Built with simplicity and ease of use in mind, Eisenhower is strikingly easy to handle and loads blazingly fast. Well, most of the time.
You can use Eisenhower in your mobile browser. Just type in the URL to get going or create a shortcut on your home screen.
No need to worry about unsaved changes anymore: Eisenhower auto-saves every couple of seconds. This way your list is always up to date.
Eisenhower is and always will be free for all to use. However, we may introduce some extra paid features in the near feature.
Putting things down frees your mind. But question what is worth doing before. Then list tasks by urgency and importance. But there should always be one list only. For both business and private tasks. Then you will never forget work-life balance.
Try not to procrastinate that much. Not even by overmanaging your to-dos. Do not let others or yourself distract you. Do not let others define your priority. Plan in the morning, then do your stuff. And in the end, enjoy the feeling of completion.
There indeed are a lot of ways you can get in control of your available time - no matter if you are an adademic or office worker.
Probably the best way to get a broader overview is to listen to Randy Pausch's time management lecture, giving you the best understanding in just over an hour.