Comments on: The Motivational Matrix https://www.additudemag.com/the-matrix/ ADHD symptom tests, ADD medication & treatment, behavior & discipline, school & learning essentials, organization and more information for families and individuals living with attention deficit and comorbid conditions Thu, 30 May 2019 05:38:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: KTombola https://www.additudemag.com/the-matrix/#comment-35428 Thu, 30 May 2019 05:38:56 +0000 https://www.additudemag.com/2013/10/27/the-matrix/#comment-35428 reading about how to stop procrastinating, oops I am aready 2 days behind schedule arrrrrrrrrrrgh

]]> By: MarieUSA259 https://www.additudemag.com/the-matrix/#comment-28319 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:24:40 +0000 https://www.additudemag.com/2013/10/27/the-matrix/#comment-28319 In reply to tavablake.

Hi,

I see the non-urgent things as “when you have a chance to get to this”. For me, that would be filing. Or washing my car – It’s something I do need to do, but the world won’t end if I put it off and tend to more important things. I hope that’s helpful.

]]> By: MarieUSA259 https://www.additudemag.com/the-matrix/#comment-28318 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:22:09 +0000 https://www.additudemag.com/2013/10/27/the-matrix/#comment-28318 Thank you for this. I think it will be helpful. I made a paper with a 4 squared table with the above-named categories as headers in each box and will see how it goes! My problem is that as much as I detest clutter, I have stacks of paperwork and it all gets lost in stacks. Then I feel I can’t breathe and I walk away from all of it or place it out of sight so I don’t feel overwhelmed. Then I completely lose things in these stacks I’ve hidden. 🙁

]]> By: tavablake https://www.additudemag.com/the-matrix/#comment-20157 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:59:14 +0000 https://www.additudemag.com/2013/10/27/the-matrix/#comment-20157 In reply to amberlopezajd.

I can get the difference between urgent/non urgent, but important/not important always confuses me. Why would I be adding something to my to-do list if it wasn’t something I have to do? If it’s not important it doesn’t belong on my list at all.

]]> By: amberlopezajd https://www.additudemag.com/the-matrix/#comment-3134 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 04:55:50 +0000 https://www.additudemag.com/2013/10/27/the-matrix/#comment-3134 In reply to spacedout.

To answer your question, let’s consider your day. If you have 4 things to do; 1. mail a check that must be postmarked NLT today by 5pm. 2. Drop off dry cleaning before the end of the week 3. Pick up meds 4. Pick up a cover for the BBQ grill.
You’d place them in the following categories based on the chart; 1. Urgent and Important
2. Urgent but not Important
3. Important but not Urgent
4. Not Urgent or Important

Hope this helped!

]]> By: spacedout https://www.additudemag.com/the-matrix/#comment-2801 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:52:00 +0000 https://www.additudemag.com/2013/10/27/the-matrix/#comment-2801 Prioritization has always been a problem for me. How do I know which tasks I should put in which category. I’m not kidding, I’m just that dense.

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