See also quadrant ] ezlife

This framework is useful when overwhelmed.. quite common. Prioritizing is the common feature of all my frameworks. In this framework, the most valuable quadrants are

• II) periodically list the important but non-urgent items to avoid loosing sight of any. These are often strategic areas not receiving enough “sunshine”
• NN) for the big pool of unimportant-AND-non-urgent items, just LGpp

— all four quadrants deserve /sunshine/. Contrary to popular emphasis on II and de-emphasis on NN.

The least noticed, most under-appreciated quadrant is NN. They are not swept under the carpet

— leverage.. Note II and ICU items are more effective when they show “higher leverage”.

• eg: BMI,
• eg: math coaching; bonding with kids
• eg: schedule health screening for wife

— adaptation:
Like MSOL, This framework requires heavy adaptions.  Adaptation is successful when I am able to use this as my primary t-allocation framework for 2 weeks+.
— Memory paging .. Do recognize that time allocation is not the only target of quadrant analysis. At any time, our mind can only focus on that many things.

To take better care of one item, to pay more attention to one item, some other items often have to be swapped out, like in virtual memory.
— Sugg: include 0.txt items into the quadrants
Undecided or itchy items? temporarily put in ICU.
— Problem: these quadrants tend to exaggerate the negatives[problems, stressors], due to focusing_illusion.
— Problem: If you want a visual at-a-glance

• the wordy items tend to dominate, demand attention and even become distractive? Used small font + light color
• overcrowding in some quadrant

Like the mind-map, this visual presentation is more useful as a demo of concepts, less useful in practice. I need  the 4-list presentation.

==== even distribution:
— Problem: the entire system can degenerate to a single NN list when all other quadrants contain only blue items
— Problem: too many items qualify for “urgent” or “unimportant” or whatever
jolt: urgency and importance are always relative. If we adjust the criteria, then we can distribute the items more evenly.
Many coaches, trainers advocate reducing the ICU and UU lists, but I see no point.  Instead, it’s better to keep all 4 quadrants adequately populated (thought ICU should not be abused). It requires introspective effort and high level of self-knowledge.
— Problem: (a The theoretical model) UU is supposed to be the early-stage cancers, but that would mean a disproportionately long UU list

(Related concept) “spread yourself too thin” or excessive multi-tasking. If we can’t complete an item quickly/decisively, then consider LGpp (warehouse in II or NN) even for an early-stage cancer.
— Problem: (a The theoretical model) many items in UU and ICU would slowly get dimmed or relocated. In reality, these 2 quadrants are sparse. There’s a tendency to vacate quadrant-ICU and quadrant-UU.

Sugg: stay calm and accept the items in those quadrants.

— Problem: Some ICU items and quadrant-II items are “unfresh” .. taking up precious real estate
Sugg: use light color or smaller font, probably on most items.