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Criterion
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-90 min daily60-120 min5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
12-81
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done