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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.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.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 h Setup, laufend5-15 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
111-51
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
StartupValidationCompetition
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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