It seems the world is moving faster and faster these days. You constantly have information streaming to you from people in the office, meetings, email, voice messages, texts. You’re trying to keep on top of it all and it can sometimes feel practically impossible. So what do you do? Begin by determining what’s really important to get done. Separate what’s important from what’s just urgent. Don’t Get Caught in the “Urgency Trap.”

   The problem with all the technological resources we have for communication is that they are making everything seem urgent. It can be very tempting to get caught up in it and spend most of your day responding to email instead of focusing on what’s really important.

  Every activity has some degree of both importance and urgency. Generally items will fall into four categories:

• Crisis: Important and Urgent

• Planning, Preparation....