{"id":497,"date":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.125.46.169\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:20:55","slug":"choice-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/en\/the-5-choices\/choice-4\/","title":{"rendered":"choice-4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-cta-hero \">\n\t<div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"linked\">Courses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/en\/the-5-choices\/\" alt=\"The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity\u00ae\">The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Choice 4: Rule Your Technology, Don\u2019t Let it Rule You<span>&reg;<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/en\/the-5-choices\/choice-3\/\"><span class=\"cta-arrow reverse\"><\/span> Choice 3<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/en\/the-5-choices\/choice-5\/\">Choice 5 <span class=\"cta-arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-image\">\n\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                \t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MRK22109713_Hero_435-x-430_v1.0.0-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n                \t\t\t\twidth=\"430\" height=\"435\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image-main lazy\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-intro-text headings-left\" data-id=\"block_f09cdea7410d7205756992c1b25c5f86\">\n        <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n        <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>Make your technology work for you, not against you.\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>In the first three Choices, you have a clear view of the extraordinary things you want to accomplish.\u00a0 But you still face a serious hazard from incoming disruptions \u2013 real challenges to managing your attention.\u00a0 You need a simple process to keep from getting derailed by technology.<\/p>\n<p>Choice 4 operates on the principle of <em>alignment<\/em>.\u00a0 Whatever technology we use should work together in sync to help us achieve our Q2 priorities.\u00a0 Technology can become a trusted partner to manage information when set up intentionally, rather than a channel for unplanned interruptions and distractions.<\/p>\n<h3>Every piece of information that comes to us (especially through email) fits into one of four categories (the \u201cCore Four\u201d):<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Appointments: Things you need to do at specific times.<\/li>\n<li>Tasks: Things you need to do that are not yet scheduled.<\/li>\n<li>Contacts: Information about people you interact with.<\/li>\n<li>Notes\/Documents: Other information you want to keep track of that does not fall into one of the other categories.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-lead-gen\">\n        <div class=\"uk-child-width-1-2@m uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-grid-match\" data-uk-grid data-uk-height-match=\"target : .title\">\n                    \n            <div>\n                <div class=\"inner-container\">\n                                            <div class=\"gen-inner bg-color-light-blue \">\n                                            <p class=\"gen-category\">Free Guide<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"title\">How to Manage Your Time: 7 Tips for Doing What Matters Most <div class=\"carret\"><\/div><\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"gen-text\">\n                            <p>Hard-working professionals should be spending more time on their long-term goals. 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class=\"number\">01<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/en\/the-5-choices\/choice-1\/\" alt=\"Act on the Important, Don\u2019t React to the Urgent\u00ae\">Act on the Important, Don\u2019t React to the Urgent\u00ae<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discern the important from the urgent and not important and increase your ROM (Return on the Moment) in the midst of fierce distractions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/en\/the-5-choices\/choice-2\/\" alt=\"Go For Extraordinary, Don\u2019t Settle for Ordinary\u00ae\">Go For Extraordinary, Don\u2019t Settle for Ordinary\u00ae<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Redefine and prioritize your roles in terms of extraordinary results to achieve high-priority goals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">03<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.de\/en\/the-5-choices\/choice-3\/\" alt=\"Schedule the Big Rocks, Don\u2019t Sort Gravel\u00ae\">Schedule the Big Rocks, Don\u2019t Sort Gravel\u00ae<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use tips and tools to schedule your priorities (instead of prioritizing your schedule) and execute with excellence on your most important options.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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