In First Things First, we saw how survival comes before thriving. Secure the basics, and only then can the mind shift to growth.
But what comes after survival? That’s where Quadrant 2 enters the space of things that are important but not urgent.
Stephen Covey, in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (current read), maps life into four quadrants. Quadrant 2 is where the real magic happens. These activities don’t scream for your attention, but they quietly shape your future. Like eating well, moving your body, sleeping enough and caring for your mental health
They make up barely 20% of your daily life’s time, but they create 80% of your results. Ignore them long enough, and the system collapses.
In a tamil debate show where a youngster bragged about spending lakhs on an iphone while skipping meals. The phone might impress for a moment, but when health deteriorates, nothing else works.
This is the paradox! Urgent tasks grab us, but it’s the non-urgent, important ones that truly sustain us. Survival keeps the goose alive. Quadrant 2 keeps the goose healthy enough to lay golden eggs.
Second things do matter. Protect them, and everything else changes and sustains.
Cheers!
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