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Criterion
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
8-15 min1-2 h Setup, laufend25 min Zyklen15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1-10111
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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