"One of his innovations was to **organize information and problems into what’s now called the “Eisenhower Box,” a matrix that orders our priorities by their ratio of urgency and importance**. Much that was happening in the world or on the job, [[Dwight Eisenhower]] found, was urgent but not important. Meanwhile, **most of what was truly important was not remotely time-sensitive**. Categorizing his inputs helped him organize his staff around what was important versus what seemed urgent, **allowed them to be strategic rather than reactive**, a mile deep on what mattered rather than an inch on too many things." ([Location 449](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=449)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[eisenhower-matrix]], [[mindfulness]], [[priorities]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[self-control]], [[leadership]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]