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Criterion
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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, laufend20–45 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1Small cross-functional group1
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
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