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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
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.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.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend1-2 h Setup, laufend45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
112-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix