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Criterion
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Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend15-45 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
11-31
Formatsame
AsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanADR File, Decision Log, RationalePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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