Without the first creation, the second is chaos.

| | Urgent | Not Urgent | |----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| | | Quadrant I (Crises, deadlines) | Quadrant II (Planning, relationships, rest) | | Not Important | Quadrant III (Interruptions, some emails) | Quadrant IV (Mindless scrolling, busywork) |

Covey defines four dimensions:

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen R. Covey

Most people live in Quadrant I (firefighting) or Quadrant III (distraction). Effective people live in .