eisenhower-triage

Productivity

Applies Eisenhower matrix logic to prioritize work. Use when the user asks about priorities, what to work on next, or when triaging tasks and brain dump items.

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Eisenhower Matrix Triage

Quadrant Definitions

Quadrant	Criteria	Action
DO	important + urgent	Work on immediately
SCHEDULE	important + not-urgent	Block time, protect from neglect
DELEGATE	not-important + urgent	Assign to an AI agent
ELIMINATE	not-important + not-urgent	Drop or defer

Triage Rules

New tasks default to SCHEDULE unless there is a deadline within 48 hours
DELEGATE quadrant tasks should always have assignedTo set to an agent role
Never let SCHEDULE accumulate >10 unstarted tasks without review
Brain dump items should be triaged into tasks with proper quadrant placement
Review the DO quadrant daily — nothing should sit here unstarted for >2 days

Priority Order Within Quadrants

DO → by urgency deadline, then by creation date
SCHEDULE → by importance to long-term goals, then by milestone deadline
DELEGATE → by agent availability, then by urgency
ELIMINATE → review weekly, remove or reclassify

Brain Dump Triage Flow

Read each unprocessed entry
Decide: Is this actionable? → If yes, create a task with importance/urgency
Set processed: true on the brain dump entry
Set convertedTo: "task_{id}" if converted, or null if archived