Important vs Urgent – IMTHEBUS Toolbox

This layout comes from the Important vs Urgent matrix, often called the Eisenhower matrix. Dwight D. Eisenhower talked about how important work is rarely urgent, and urgent work is rarely important.

The idea was later popularised in productivity books and leadership training. It helps you separate work that moves long-term goals forward from work that only feels urgent in the moment.

Add tasks on the left, answer the questions to place each one on the board, then work from the priority list at the bottom. “Do it” items come first, followed by “Schedule it”, then “Delegate it” and finally “Delete it”.

No tasks yet. Add one above to get started.

+ What the quadrants mean

Do it · Important and urgent with clear deadlines and real consequences.

Schedule it · Important but not urgent. Moves you toward your goals but is easy to postpone.

Delegate it · Less important for you but time sensitive. Needs doing, just not necessarily by you.

Delete it · Less important and not urgent. Distractions, nice to haves, or things to question.

Important vs Urgent board

Grid: Important (vertical) vs Urgent (horizontal). Do → Schedule → Delegate → Delete.

Drag notes to fine tune where they sit. Moving a note updates impact and timing.

Urgent / Not urgent

Important ↑ / ↓ Not important

Do it

Schedule it

Delegate it

Delete it

Priority order

Ordered by quadrant (Do → Schedule → Delegate → Delete), then by impact and timing.

Assess at least one task to see a working list.