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submitted 3 days ago by GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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.

Send help :(

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[-] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

I use Outlook at work, and a former co-worker showed me her trick which is to create calendar reminders for time-sensitize things because there is always too much to remember. And you get the benefit of appearing busy (red) in Teams so people are less likely to interrupt. It's like a meeting but you are the only one invited.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Reminders as meetings are ๐Ÿ”ฅ

[-] Pipster 2 points 3 days ago

Ive started using Microsoft todo so it combines with this approach

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