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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h15-30 min Planung, laufend1-2 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1-5111
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
PlanningTime managementFocus
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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