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My approach to time management(Like anything else I do using a computer) is tech-first. I look for the patterns that are a natural fit to the readily available
by eternityforest 3y ago
My approach to time management(Like anything else I do using a computer) is tech-first. I look for the patterns that are a natural fit to the readily available tools(Creating new tools isn't an option unless you like minimalist stuff or want a new major project).
So I use a to-do list in Google Keep, for things that don't have a particular time schedule, a future ideas list for even less urgent things, a shopping list in the same, and calendar reminders for things I need to do soon.
I have Google Assistant listening so I can always add something to a list without stopping what I'm doing.
It's not perfect, but unlike other organization systems I've tried, it's very low overhead.
I don't really need any more system than that, the tools I have don't support it. Going more structured would be more effort I could instead put towards actually doing stuff.
At work, I use whatever system is available. Usually nothing, because nobody wants to implement anything more than unstructured whiteboard notes and WhatsApp chats and pushing for that is hard. Pushing for other stuff like version control is more important at some places.
I no longer use Obsidian for anything like that, the friction of waiting for it to load was too much and made me not want to organize at all.
I still haven't figured out journalling. I don't want to do that in something tied to the cloud that might lose personal stuff if it vanishes, manual backups are a hassle, and obsidian is slow. Maybe creating a new app makes sense. Maybe even trying paper again would be reasonable.