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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend15-30 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
11-61-3
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationFocusTasks
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Operations
Eat the Frog
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done