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Criterion
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
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.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.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
25 min Zyklen1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
113-123-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Focus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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