Productivity & Knowledge

Project, workflow and personal knowledge management concepts.

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Gantt Chart

A Gantt chart is a project management visualisation in which tasks are shown as horizontal bars along a shared timeline, with position and length indicating start date, duration and finish date.

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Kanban

Kanban is a visual workflow management method that represents tasks as cards moving through columns on a board, with limits placed on work-in-progress to expose bottlenecks and keep flow steady.

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OCR

OCR is a computer vision technique that identifies characters within an image and converts them into digital, machine-readable text that can be searched, edited or processed by other software.

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PKM

PKM is the practice of managing information at an individual level — the processes and habits someone uses to collect, organise, connect and retrieve knowledge relevant to their work and interests.

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Second Brain

A Second Brain is a structured, external system — typically digital notes — used to capture and organise information as it's encountered, so it can be retrieved and reused later rather than relying on memory alone.

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Time Blocking

Time blocking is a personal scheduling method in which specific periods of the day are assigned in advance to particular tasks or categories of work, turning a calendar into the primary tool for deciding what gets worked on and when.

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Workflow Automation

Workflow automation is the design and execution of a fixed sequence of steps — triggered by an event and carried out across one or more software systems — that previously required a person to perform each stage manually.

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