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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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 Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend30-90 min15-30 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
12-81-61
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
PrioritizationFocusTasks
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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