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Criterion
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
15-90 min daily30–60 min
Participantsdifferent
14-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix