| I got into some habits a few years ago that I'll share here: - First, I "write" everything down. Every task goes on my Trello board. (one personal, one for work) - The first columns of my boards are always: In Progress, Next, and Done. Those are the most important ones. I have other ones for Considering, Learn More About, and usually project specific. - There is never more than one thing on my In Progress board. Sometimes I have to move another task into it but then the other thing has to move out, usually to Next. - When I finish something, it goes into the Done column and another task (usually from Next) moves into In Progress. - Each Monday morning, I review my Done board from the last week. If it's really done, I archive all the cards and start fresh. Sometimes tasks move back into In Progress or Next. - I don't set due dates just to have a deadline. Either there's a deadline or there's not.. less self-imposed stressed. - Recurring meetings and tasks never continue past December 31st. After that, I re-evaluate and recreate the necessary ones. - Around Dec 31st, I go through my notes on projects and ideas. If it's still valuable, I keep it. If not or if I'm not going to work on it, I archive them. Less self-imposed stress. |