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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Purposedifferent
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily30-60 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
111-51-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchivePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
PrioritizationFocusTasks
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