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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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 PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 h Setup, laufend5-10 min daily
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Formatsame
AsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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