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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
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 a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 h30-90 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
13-81-61
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
FlowMeasurementConstraints
DecisionTreeOptions
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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