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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-10 min daily30–60 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
14-81
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Daily Priority List, Completion NotesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Pomodoro Technique
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done