Using this tool habitually could help you to feel mentally prepared to start the day. The advantage of having this application installed can allow you to be productive and ensure your check list gets ticked off and refreshes every morning which helps easily prioritise tasks. This application can be accessed to any personal device. ‘MS To-Do’ is an application that has been integrated by MS Office 365, making it easy to work on tasks from anywhere and will help you to focus and plan your day. Microsoft (MS) ‘To-Do’ application reflects the principles of the urgent/important matrix.

The categories of the matrix categories the different levels of urgency and importance.įigure 1 – Covey’s Urgent/Important Matrix The tool helps organise yourself by helping with prioritisation of tasks. A common tool to help is the ‘Urgent/Important’ matrix (Covey, 1999) which is helpful tool for visualising how and where your time should be spent. To maintain a work/life balance time management has become crucial. Working from home during the Covid pandemic has brought with it a reliance on technology and as the world of technology evolves and new applications emerge, it has had a bigger impact on our working lives now more than ever. Managing My Time with the ‘Microsoft To-Do’ App By Samina Aklas, Trainee Data Analyst

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