Taguchi-san has invented with an alternative way on representing a todo list. It is called Bubble Map. He uses a bubble (a circle) to represent an instance of task. He draws the bigger bubble if the task is a higher priority, respectively smaller bubble if the task is less important:
… This often happens to me (and you?), so I looked into the problem deeply. Then I realized that a ToDo “list” does not represent the importance of each item. Yes, you can “A, B, C” the list, but your brain just does not catch how important each item is. In my opinion, it’s just counter-intuitive.
So a few weeks ago, i began “drawing” my ToDo list. Each bubble represents a ToDo and the bigger the more troublesome it is to your mind. I named this map, “bubble map”. My bubble map yesterday is something like below.
The beauty of this method is that it truely (=intuitively) represents your mind share of each ToDo item…
Wonderful idea – this really can help on our brain work – our mind is accepting and understand more in graphical way then textual way. Taguchi-san has kindly enough to write the post in English – read his post for more detail implementation. Thanks Taguchi-san for the news.
How to Bubble Map – drawing your ToDo stress-free way – [IdeaxIdea]
How to Bubble Map you todo’s
Here’s a very cool idea on how to track you to do list. You basically don’t make a list. Instead you draw a bubble for every task. The size of the bubble represents the how much of you will be invested in the task (including both what i…
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One more good thing about the Bubble map
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I’m Bill, Co-Owner of Bubble UP! We create planners that Think Like We Do! This method looks very similar to the Bubble Planner.
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Guys, take a look at GoalEnforcer. I’ve been using it since 2004
[...] As a student of management, I research methods of maintaining life as effectively and efficiently as possible. I am not saying to be continually moving and “productive”; you should also remind yourself to relax, sit in meditation, or do those things that calm your mind. However, I’ve recently come to a preliminary conclusion in my research that having plain visibility of our responsibilities without having to shuffle for a list of tasks, a folder of papers, or a software program, is the most time-saving and productivity-driven method of personal management. · You can make a list (or bubble mapping) and place it in a common place that you typically look to. Make copies and organize tasks based on the required location. · Put up sticky notes in the bathroom/kitchen/living room saying “clean me”, ”sweep me”, “dust me”, and “vacuum me”. · In the car, put a note or list to remind you about car maintenance (oil change, air in tires, car wash…). · On the front door remind yourself of places you need to be (drop off kids at school, church meeting…). · Type up an extensive list, cut it up, and spread them out to their respective location. · Clocks are commonly looked at; place a list of time-sensitive events by it so you remember why you are looking at the clock in the first place. · I’ve seen calendars covered with notes and events, which seems to work. · Make your notes decorative so that they are not eyesores. You need to have reminders without having to remind yourself to remind yourself, understood? I’m just trying to extract from my mind some of the ideas that are available so you can run with a few of them and personally manage your life a little better. You may do a great job now and with a little fine tuning you may be able to free up some more time for your favorite activities or a new one you’ve wanted to start. Let me know other ways to keep organized to do all that is required and desired. [...]
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I have actually been using a similar method for task tracking for a very long time. Good stuff!
[...] バブルマップといえば、Lifehack.orgでも紹介されたTODO管理の方法です。ストレスの度合をバブルで表現するというユニークな手法で、マインドマップを元に考案されたようです。私自身、マインドマップ自体は社員教育の一環で5～6年ほど前に勉強して、実際にプロジェクトやミーティングで使用していました。 [...]
I have been using this method, with some modifications for about 4 years now. I love it. I think I read about it first here. Some of the modifications I have added:, slices for partial completion, clustering for related or 1 then 2 activities, and drawing GTD-esque little tag boxes on the bubble for stuff you’re waiting on or stuff you can’ do until you’re home. Still the best part of is scribbling out a completed task.