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14 Methods to Master Your Day
1. Pomodoro Technique (Francesco Cirillo)
- Pick a task → set a 25‑minute timer.
- Work until the timer rings, then take a 5‑minute break.
- After 4 cycles, take a longer 15‑30‑minute break.
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2. Eisenhower Matrix
- Sort tasks into four quadrants:
Urgent & Important → Do.
Important but Not Urgent → Decide (schedule).
Urgent but Not Important → Delegate.
Not Urgent & Not Important → Delete.
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3. ABCDE Method (Albert Ellis)
- Label tasks A‑E by priority:
A = most important (must do).
B = important (should do).
C = nice to do.
D = delegate.
E = eliminate.
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4. 3‑3‑3 Method (Oliver Burkeman)
- Plan 3 hours of deep work.
- Add 3 shorter tasks.
- Include 3 maintenance tasks.
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5. 80/20 Method (Vilfredo Pareto)
- Identify the 20 % of efforts that produce 80 % of results (focus on them).
- Reduce or eliminate the remaining 80 % of trivial tasks.
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6. Getting Things Done (David Allen)
- A five‑step workflow:
1. Capture tasks.
2. Clarify their meaning.
3. Organize into lists.
4. Reflect on progress.
5. Engage with action.
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7. Kanban Board (Taiichi Ohno)
- Visualize tasks in three columns:
To‑do (left).
In progress (middle).
Completed (right).
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8. Eat the Frog (Brian Tracy)
- Tackle your most important and challenging task first thing in the day.
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9. Warren Buffett 5/25 Rule
- List your top 25 goals/tasks.
- Pick the top 5 to focus on.
- Ignore the other 20.
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10. MSCW Method (Dai Clegg)
- Categorize tasks as:
Must‑have (critical).
Should‑have (important).
Could‑have (desirable).
Won’t‑have (defer).
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11. Pickle Jar Method
- Do major tasks first (big “pickles”).
- Fit minor tasks around them.
- Continuously reassess priorities.
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12. Task Batching
- Group similar tasks together.
- Allocate dedicated time blocks for each batch.
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13. Time Blocking
- Divide the day into fixed slots (e.g., 8‑11 am deep work, 11‑11:30 am quick tasks, etc.).
- Assign specific task types to each block.
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14. 1‑3‑5 Method (Alex Cavoulacos)
- Plan 1 major task, 3 medium tasks, and 5 small tasks per day for balanced workload.
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