Comments on: Accomplishing more by doing less http://gojko.net/2009/11/04/accomplishing-more-by-doing-less/ Building software that matters Fri, 18 May 2012 13:40:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anders Dinsen http://gojko.net/2009/11/04/accomplishing-more-by-doing-less/comment-page-1/#comment-64998 Anders Dinsen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:56:35 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=1361#comment-64998 Yes, Covey's matrix is always useful! Good comment :o) Yes, Covey’s matrix is always useful! Good comment :o )

]]> By: Curtis Cooley http://gojko.net/2009/11/04/accomplishing-more-by-doing-less/comment-page-1/#comment-64991 Curtis Cooley Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:01:55 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=1361#comment-64991 Stephen Covey uses a matrix with four cells to explain how we spend our time. He calls them quadrants. The X axis represents urgent items and the y axis represents important items. He says we spend too much time in Q3, urgent and unimportant, and not enough time in Q2, important but not urgent. Busy work falls into Q3. Spend less time in Q3 and more in Q2 and you will do less and achieve more. |Q1|Q3| |Q2|Q4| Q1 = Important, urgent Q2 = Important, not urgent Q3 = Unimportant, urgent Q4 = Unimportant, not urgent Stephen Covey uses a matrix with four cells to explain how we spend our time. He calls them quadrants. The X axis represents urgent items and the y axis represents important items. He says we spend too much time in Q3, urgent and unimportant, and not enough time in Q2, important but not urgent. Busy work falls into Q3. Spend less time in Q3 and more in Q2 and you will do less and achieve more.

|Q1|Q3|
|Q2|Q4|

Q1 = Important, urgent
Q2 = Important, not urgent
Q3 = Unimportant, urgent
Q4 = Unimportant, not urgent

]]> By: Anders Dinsen http://gojko.net/2009/11/04/accomplishing-more-by-doing-less/comment-page-1/#comment-64982 Anders Dinsen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=1361#comment-64982 Interesting point about "being busy". It's a big challenge to manage tasks to avoid ending up being just... busy. I guess this is one of those things we just need to be reminded of again and again. Thanks for reporting from Öredev - feels almost like I'm there :-) Interesting point about “being busy”. It’s a big challenge to manage tasks to avoid ending up being just… busy. I guess this is one of those things we just need to be reminded of again and again.
Thanks for reporting from Öredev – feels almost like I’m there :-)

]]> By: Olivia Alaina http://gojko.net/2009/11/04/accomplishing-more-by-doing-less/comment-page-1/#comment-64959 Olivia Alaina Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:57:54 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=1361#comment-64959 I believe that you got to first find out what is more effective for your business. You then do more of what works and dump the rest. I believe that you got to first find out what is more effective for your business. You then do more of what works and dump the rest.

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