The document discusses personal kanban as a method to manage tasks, advocating for a visual approach to improve productivity and reduce stress. It contrasts the concepts of pulling tasks (which is less stressful) versus pushing tasks (which can feel overwhelming) and emphasizes the importance of visibility in managing workload. Additionally, it highlights the need for reflection and prioritization in maintaining an effective personal kanban system.

1. Personal Kanban
escape the tyranny of todo lists
Ash Moran
PatchSpace Ltd
@patchspace

2. Personal Kanban
WAT
Why
How

3. WAT

4. The best way to redecorate your house

5. Metaphor of flow
Oh noes! Out of turnips. Need to buy
Visit turnips.com Shopping for
Submit card details Order placed
Receive dispatch email In transit
Yay turnips arrive! Collected

6. Visualisation of activity
To-do
list
kanban
board

7. Control system
PROBLEM
DETECTED!

8. WHY

9. Pull is less stressful than push
feeling of
flow / pull
feeling of
scheduling / push

10. Physics
ideal
hidden work
ideal
gas
expands to fill
available space
expands to fill
your entire soul

11. You can’t manage what you can’t see
has not yet
hit tree
has not yet
seen tree

12. HOW

13. Understand your flow

14. Make it big and obvious
TV for
scale
ideas
(options!)
commitments
this week
is busy
only 3
things on
waiting on
bloody
accountant
finished
nothing
this
week!
PHPNW!

15. Improve
pause
reflect,
review
do less

16. Learn more
Personal Kanban by
Jim Benson -
@ourfounder
Tonianne DeMaria
Barry -
@sprezzatura