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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-90 min daily1-3 h Setup, laufend15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
111-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusPARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes
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PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationFocusTasks
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Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
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Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis