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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down25 min Zyklen
Participantsdifferent
12-4 pro Pitch1
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchivePitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking