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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
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.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.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
5-10 min daily1-2 h Setup, laufend45-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
112-82-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Daily Priority List, Completion NotesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
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