Eisenhower method

proper noun

A time management technique in which tasks or problems are classified by importance and urgency to organize priorities and workload.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Eisenhower method
  1. A time management technique in which tasks or problems are classified by importance and urgency to organize priorities and workload.

Origin

After U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower, who is claimed to have said: "I have two kinds of problems: the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent."

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Eisenhower method. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eisenhower%20method

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“Eisenhower method.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eisenhower%20method. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eisenhower method,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eisenhower%20method.

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