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How do you time manage and prioritize your work and projects? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have, within the context of my job, things to do that will take various lengths of time and are of various priorities. If I get blocked on one it'd be useful to know what to switch to, and on.

I have, within the context of my personal life, things that I want to do that will take undetermined amounts of time and are of various priorities.

It'd also be nice to have a record to go back and reflect on when I did what. And it'd be nice to plan a little ahead so that I can decide what I hope to do next.

So... how do you do it? I am so bad at time management. Is there a useful software I can use (if so, is it foss)? Is there a way to keep consistent with my planner so that I don't fall behind on managing my time management, without falling into the trap of spending much effort on creating a time management system that all my time is spent managing my time.

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[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I designed my own weekly planner, updated and printed once weekly, that lets me visualize my time, list unstructured tasks, and journal a bit, all on one page a day:

Upper box are tasks I must finish today and the lower box is for tasks I'd ideally get to, but don't have to, or just random notes. Tasks and dates beyond the one-week span just get thrown in a mostly-unstructured notebook, which I reference after printing a new weekly planner.

It hasn't solved everything, but it at least frees my working memory from having to keep a to-do list.

[–] helix@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

What does Varia mean ("other"?) and how do you use the boxes in the time column? Care to share the files?

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Correct, could mean other, various, "etc.". Inherited heading from my previous journals, I'm not sure where it came from either.

For the time column, I highlight, shade, or "whisker plot" the cells of the relevant hours and minutes, then write in the task. Stole the idea from a Kokuyo planner, you can see it in action here.

And the file: https://codeberg.org/monovergent/my-planner-odt

[–] helix@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

NOICE! Thank you!

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

That’s slick in how straightforward it is. I like the offline element you get from printing it, too.