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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
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Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
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Theory of Constraints
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 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.For a system that does not get faster despite effort, the method directs attention to the bottleneck. It concentrates improvement on the point that actually limits throughput.
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1-3 h Setup, laufend5-10 min daily2-4 h Analyse, laufend
Participantsdifferent
113-12
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AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
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PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDaily Priority List, Completion NotesConstraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement
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