One format I like to use is to organize my most immediate tasks in the form of a stack. So if I’m working on feature A, that’s the bottom of the stack. Need to

One format I like to use is to organize my most immediate tasks in the form of a stack. So if I’m working on feature A, that’s the bottom of the stack. Need to solve sub problem A1, push that to the top of the stack. Subproblem A1 requires me to shave yak number A1(a) so now my stack is three deep. Someone asks me for something unrelated. I pause, make sure I’ve fully written down my current stack, and then patiently listen to the person (or read their message). If I need to context switch and do something right now, fine, now interrupt B is the top of the stack, and when it’s done, I go back to shaving yak number A1(a). If I’m blocked, I pull the front task in my priority queue and push that to the stack. If the stack gets too deep with unrelated tasks and interrupts, I usually pull it apart and put everything into a priority queue. At a higher level of granularity it also helps to record what you’ve actually done for performance reviews and the like.