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 :(
My life is incredibly complex. My work has 4 subroles that I do that are all scheduled adhoc to a max of 6 weeks in advance. My wife has a changing work rota too. 2 young kids have things we need to keep track of all the time. The tools I use are:
Shared calendar with the wife - kids, work schedules, annual leave, social commitments go here.
Work calendar - need to be very strict with putting everything on this calendar immediately.
To-do list (for me this is pen and paper) - I make a list of everything that needs doing that I can think of. And a seperate list of the things I want to do this week. Realistically, when you are planning outtasks like this, take your best estimated time for a taskand at least double it.