If you’re new to the world of time and task management then you’re probably overwhelmed by the choices available to you. To help you out Sue Shellenbarger of the Wall Street Journal has written this article in Barron’s. She tries out and reviews three of the most popular systems around today: Getting Things Done (GTD), The Pomodoro Technique and FranklinCovey’s Focus.

The result is a very useful introduction of the three systems (I especially liked her description of the GTD workflow diagram!). Shellenbarger concludes:

In the end, I expect I will embrace elements of each of these systems—the approach experts recommend for most people. The essence of good time management is sticking to rituals that make you more productive, and rituals are largely a matter of personal preference.