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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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 Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend15-30 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
11-62-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationFocusTasks
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
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Operations
Ivy Lee Method
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review