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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
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Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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 tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend45-90 min5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
13-101
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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Eat the Frog
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Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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Pomodoro Technique