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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.
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5-10 min daily15-90 min daily2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Daily Priority List, Completion NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections
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PrioritizationProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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Pomodoro Technique
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 Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done