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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 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
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.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
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily45-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
112-82-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchivePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
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