Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 814 answers
Sometimes your energy level is the binding constraint and no process improvement helps.
Sometimes your energy level is the binding constraint and no process improvement helps.
Sometimes your energy level is the binding constraint and no process improvement helps.
Sometimes your energy level is the binding constraint and no process improvement helps.
Sometimes your energy level is the binding constraint and no process improvement helps.
Make your current bottleneck visible so you can focus on it.
Design systems with extra capacity at known bottleneck points.
Track your bottlenecks over time to see whether they are shifting or chronic.
Finding and resolving constraints is the practical application of systems thinking to your life.
Accepting your actual capacity is the first step to using it well.
Track how much focused work you can actually do in a day before quality drops.
A pace you can maintain indefinitely produces more over time than periodic sprints.
Some days you have more capacity than others — plan for this variability.
Some days you have more capacity than others — plan for this variability.
Some days you have more capacity than others — plan for this variability.
Some days you have more capacity than others — plan for this variability.
Some days you have more capacity than others — plan for this variability.
Some days you have more capacity than others — plan for this variability.
Some days you have more capacity than others — plan for this variability.
Some days you have more capacity than others — plan for this variability.
Your active commitments should never exceed your capacity — track both.
Distribute work evenly across days and weeks rather than clustering it.
Reserve some capacity for unexpected demands — running at 100% leaves no room for surprises.
Exceeding capacity produces lower-quality outputs more errors and eventual burnout.