Hello!
As someone who is very busy and has a lot going on, what do you do to stay organised and on top of everything?
I find myself with more and more on my plate these days, between working, studying, looking for more work, and starting a business. It's got me wondering how other people handle doing so much
- I bullet Journal thanks to fan suggestions from years ago.
- Read ‘Atomic Habits’ the only practical organisation/ self improvement book I ever saw that was just practical with no wishy washy nonsense.
- I try to do a few jobs every day even if only for 10 seconds: file paperwork, clear emails, tidy workspace
- I arrange for a “treat” job so when I feel like procrastinating I can treat myself with a job that is more fun/ different to the thing I am escaping from but is still actually productive.
- Automate everything you can.
- Delegate everything you can.
- Constantly focus on reducing your responsibilities as low as possible to just the stuff you care about you will automatically be prioritising better. Once a month, sweep through your responsibilities and ditch everything you possibly can. More will always replace them but it will ease the load.
- “One in two out” for all things. Email, clothes, responsibilities, whatever. It has to be two because somehow extra always manages to sneak on.
- Batching. It’s easier to do multiple iterations of a task in a row so put them in batches.
- If something is regularly urgent you are doing something wrong and need to figure out what.