Easy · Should do
Slip if needed

Cheap, but nothing breaks if it waits. Do them only when a gap appears.

Easy · Important
Batch these

Small and each one moves a goal. Run them back to back in one sitting.

Easy · Urgent
Do first

Cheap and cannot wait. Clearing these buys you the rest of the day.

Medium · Should do
Park for later

Half a day for something slippable is a bad trade this week.

Medium · Important
Schedule it

Worth the half day. Put it in the calendar or it will not happen.

Medium · Urgent
Do first

Real work with a real deadline. Start it before the small stuff eats the morning.

Difficult · Should do
Drop or defer

A day of effort for something nobody is waiting on. Say no out loud.

Difficult · Important
Protect a block

This is the week's real work. Guard a block and refuse meetings in it.

Difficult · Urgent
Protect a block

Expensive and late. Clear the deck today, or renegotiate the date now.