This document discusses time management challenges in the 21st century such as procrastination, lack of focus, information overload, and multitasking. It reviews existing time management solutions and their shortcomings, such as being too complex with too many customization options. The document also references several theories and models related to time perspective and flow. The stated goals are for a natural time management tool that uses a modular system, subtle alerts, and the right amount of customization to serve as a handy reminder system.

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Aalto University > School of Art & Design
Department of Media > MA New Media program
Master’s thesis presentation > 03/05/2011

2. starting points
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Daydreaming
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3. context
Absentmindedness
Information
overload
Lack of focus
Woes of the
21st century
Multitasking
Stress

4. existing solutions

5. clutter filters
fill-a-form priority levels
battle of features
layers of information
too much customisation
existing solutions

6. people & time
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of FLOW
Maurizio Cardaci’s MENTAL CLOCK MODEL
Philip Zimbardo’s TIME PERSPECTIVE INVENTORY
Dagfinn Ås’s TIME-USE CATEGORIES

7. goals
Natural form of writing
Modular system Handy container for thoughts
Subtle alerting system
Right amount of customisation
Reminder at the right time and place

8. ime & Tide

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16. Thanks!