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 :(

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    If I took a 10 minute pause every hour I would fall behind in my work and that would be overwhelming

    Then either your boss or yourself are shit at managing workloads properly. If you can’t take 10min it’s too much work for you.

    I agree that having a calendar jam-packed all the time would be a recipe for burnout, but in my case it makes it easier to stay on track with certain things

    You think you’re special and can’t get burnt out? May I ask if you’re over 30 yet?

    • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Then either your boss or yourself are shit at managing workloads properly. If you can’t take 10min it’s too much work for you.

      I mean the whole point is for them to extract value from me which I understand. Where I’m from we have designated break time in the work day. It’s not that I don’t get any breaks, but an additional 10 minutes per hour would certainly have a noticeable impact. Maybe I’m misunderstanding what you mean by a “pause” - I’m not firing on all cylinders the entire time, that’s for sure.

      You think you’re special and can’t get burnt out? May I ask if you’re over 30 yet?

      I didn’t say I was special. I meant that my calendar is not jam-packed, thankfully. It’s maybe 1 or 2 reminders per day at most, for short tasks that I need remember to do at certain times. In fact these tasks tend to be even easier and less taxing than regular work, and using the calendar as a reminder means that I’m not committing any brain power to remember them which helps too. I have experienced burnout at a previous job and this is nowhere close. I do appreciate your concern though.