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

submitted 3 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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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

I keep a text file formatted as a hierarchy. It's basically just an indented list.

One of the items is called "workstreams". It's the 4-5 things that I'm responsible for at the moment. I have subentries for the current task I'm blocked on and the next few things I need to do.

Every morning, I start at first workstream item and try to do as many of the items in there that I can. When I get blocked, I move to the next workstream item and repeat. When I get to the last workstream item, I either do other stuff or go back to the top.

If there's a time-sensitive task, I do the same thing as @eezeebee@lemmy.ca and create a reminder in my calendar software.