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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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.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.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.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend30-90 min5-10 min daily30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
11-611
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListDaily Priority List, Completion NotesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
DecisionTreeOptions
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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