I don’t know if you have ever encountered such a situation in your work or life: there are a lot of things to do, but you always don’t know where to start. Is it because these things are too technical and difficult to deal with? Not necessarily so. It is very likely that there is too much information in your brain, which is extremely chaotic like a pile of hemp. As a result, your brain "shut down" at critical moments. The end result is that either nothing is done well, or nothing is done at all.
At other times, even if we have sorted out the information in our brains and made a rough idea, we will find that our logical framework is not as clear as imagined in practice; or, in practice, we suddenly realize that we have already Off track.
The reason for these situations is that we have not sorted out the information and ideas in our brains, and it is difficult to take correct and specific actions. Just like we need to organize our belongings and desks frequently, the information in our brains should also be organized "regularly", so that our logic can become clearer and what we need to do can be seen at a glance. The way to organize is very simple, just one word - write. Dale Carnegie once said in the book "The Merits of Human Nature": "Write down, and many problems can be solved." Write down the messy information and ideas in the brain. The process of writing is also the process of brain rethinking. What is important and what is not important will become much clearer at once.
How should I write it? The Japanese author Takuo Asada introduced a method in "Toyota's One-Page Minimalist Thinking Method": summarize all kinds of information into a "one-page paper", write while thinking, and finally find the key points from it, and then fully integrate your thinking sort it out.
After leaving Toyota, Taku Asada conducted relevant research repeatedly, and finally concluded that everyone can easily achieve the effects of "one-page" thinking arrangement, information summary, and communication. Specifically, there are two frameworks, namely Excel 1 and Logic 3. The former is equivalent to the "basic version" and the latter is equivalent to the "advanced version". The materials required for both frames are simple: a sheet of paper and three pens of different colors. Asada uses red pens, blue pens and green pens. You can also change the color according to your preference, but you need to remember that each color pen has its own duties. For example, green pens are used to draw forms, blue pens are used to fill in key information, and red pens are used to write summaries and mark key points.
Excel 1 is better for simple single problems. For example, if you want to set an annual goal for yourself to improve your programming ability, then the keywords or phrases to fill in the form are: read 10 books in the technical field, complete 10 programming columns, publish a project of your own on GitHub, every day Watch technical news, attend 2 offline technical lectures, communicate with 100 peers, etc. Then you can think about which things take the shortest time to complete, and use a red pen to make a circle mark on it, and then think about which things you will grow the fastest after you complete them, and then use a red pen to make a triangle mark. After marking a few times like this, you can find a few key items that suit you best and allow you to quickly improve your programming skills.
The focus of Logic 3 is to summarize, know and communicate. The specific method is: first draw some tables on paper with a green pen, write the date and topic, and Q1, Q2, Q3, which are 3 questions under this topic respectively. If you can’t think of any problems, start from the three points of What, How, and Why; then change to a red pen and write 1P, which refers to a summary sentence, and is also the main goal reflected in this paper; finally, Use a blue pen to fill in the answers below each question, generally no more than 3.
In fact, "one page" does not necessarily have to be a piece of paper, it is a carrier that helps you sort out the information about a certain matter in your mind, and you will recall and think again during the sorting process, and after sorting out, you For this information, it is possible to dig deeper into the next level, so as to improve one's thinking ability. After tidying up, you will find that things seem to be less messy, and communication with people will be smoother. When you have too much information in your brain and it is chaotic, how do you unravel and clear your mind? Welcome to give your method in the message area.