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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend60-90 min5-10 min daily15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
12-1011
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogDaily Priority List, Completion NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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