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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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Operations
Time Blocking
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily15-30 min Planung, laufend
Participantssame
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Formatsame
AsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
PlanningTime managementFocus
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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 Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method