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The article argues that non-urgent non-important things still have value, but I'm not sure that's a good way of looking at the matter; it sounds like given the
by hansvm 5y ago
The article argues that non-urgent non-important things still have value, but I'm not sure that's a good way of looking at the matter; it sounds like given the examples (playing an instrument, ...) are actually important in the author's value system and were just misclassified as not being so.
- Hokusai 5y agoYes. I think that it is cultural. There are cultures were work that earns money is more important that your own time or even your own family. That puts some very important things in the 'not important' classification.
- JasonFruit 5y agoIf the importance of an activity can't be appreciated without throwing yourself into it, then how can you tell whether it's actually unimportant or just apparently so? You have to do things from quadrant IV before you realize they're miscategorized.
- hansvm 5y ago*You have to do things from "what we think quadrant IV is" before you realize they're miscategorized.
- Nevermark 5y agoI think there is “obviously important” and “meta important”. Two of the quadrants are “obviously important” work. A third quadrant is labeled unimportant, but clearly is “meta important”, even though it contains many tasks which are not important individually. But still meta important to do some of this work. And I agree the fourth quadrant, doing some non-urgent unimportant things in life, is very meta important. Unstructured activity contributes to creativity and recharging in the other three quadrants for me at least.
- ZephyrBlu 5y agoThe second sentence frames the purpose of the matrix: "[The Eisenhower matrix] maximizes your productivity". The 2nd graphic also describes what Quadrant 4 tasks look like. It has nothing to do with the author's value system, and redefining the matrix misses the main point of the article: you should have more serendipity in your life.
- eyelidlessness 5y agoThe entire purpose of the article is to value those things, I don't think their value is understated. Maybe the statement of purpose of the article is?