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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
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
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.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 h15-30 min5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
13-101-61
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ProcessOperationsImprovement
PrioritizationFocusTasks
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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