timelining
Mapping temporal order
Timelining is the practice of constructing or navigating a chronological sequence of events.
In project management, it means plotting tasks and deadlines along a schedule.
On social media, timelining refers to scrolling through posts arranged by time: I spent an hour timelining instead of working.
In speculative fiction and fan communities, it can mean tracking or manipulating alternate timelines.
Project scheduling bar chart
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- tasksUnits of work
dependencies · deliverables · phases · sprints · roadmap · planning · tracking · workstreams
Recounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
events · arc · structure · nonlinear · episodes · chapters · documentary · editing
Calendar numbers or courtship
- erasNamed spans of history
- periodsSpans of time
- epochsDistinct historical stretches
- centuriesHundred-year periods
antiquity · medieval · chronological · civilization · dynasty · archaeological · genealogy · ancestry
Facts supporting truth
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- alibisClaimed absence from crime
- witnessesThose who observe events
movements · suspects · incidents · documentation · case · detective · trail · whereabouts
Gantt
Project scheduling bar chart
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- schedulingAssigning times to events
tasks · dependencies · deliverables · phases · sprints · roadmap · planning · tracking · workstreams · resources
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
flashback · events · arc · structure · nonlinear · episodes · chapters · documentary · editing · storyboard
dates
Calendar numbers or courtship
centuries · antiquity · medieval · chronological · civilization · dynasty · archaeological · genealogy · ancestry · archives
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- alibisClaimed absence from crime
witnesses · movements · suspects · incidents · documentation · case · detective · trail · whereabouts · corroboration
scrolling
Moving display content vertically
Facebook · Instagram · curating · algorithm · chronological · updates · stories · threads · notifications · engagement
timeliningrandomizing
Making selection by chance
scattering · shuffling · clustering · mind mapping · brainstorming
timeliningliving in the moment
Awareness of present experience
spontaneity · improvising · winging it · going with the flow · ad-libbing
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