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Eisenhower Matrix Online (Urgent vs Important)
Sort your tasks into the four boxes of the Eisenhower matrix (do first, schedule, delegate, and drop) by dragging them, tick them off, and print or copy the result. Tasks are saved in your browser.
Eisenhower Matrix Online (Urgent vs Important): Each task goes in one of four boxes: urgent and important tasks are done first, important but not urgent ones are scheduled, urgent but unimportant ones are delegated, and the rest are dropped. Tasks can be dragged between boxes or moved with the menu beside each, and stay in this browser until you clear them. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.
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- Everyday tools
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- In your browser
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- Free · no sign-up
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- Ready to use
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Do firstUrgent and important
ScheduleImportant, not urgent
DelegateUrgent, not important
DropNeither urgent nor important
Drag tasks between the boxes, or use the menu beside each one. Your tasks are saved in this browser only.
Where it comes from
The matrix is named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, who told a 1954 assembly, quoting a former college president: "I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent." Stephen Covey popularised the four-box version in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in 1989.
Working through the boxes
Start each day with the do-first box, block time in the calendar for the schedule box, and work through it in focused sessions with a Pomodoro timer.
How to use it
- Type a task and choose its box.
- Drag tasks between boxes as priorities change, and tick them off when done.
- Print the matrix or copy it as a list.
Privacy & limitations
Your tasks are saved in this browser only and never uploaded.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between urgent and important?
Urgent tasks demand attention now, such as a ringing phone; important ones move your goals forward, such as planning or learning. The matrix helps keep important work from being crowded out by urgent noise.
Where should most of my time go?
Ideally into schedule: important work done before it becomes urgent. A full do-first box often means planning has slipped.
Is my list private?
Yes: it is stored in this browser's local storage, not on a server, and another device will not see it.
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