How do you stay organized at work? I know I have a lot of projects to manage and a ton of action items to complete, but I can only do so much before I forget what I was supposed to remember to do. I want to go into the new year strong especially when I come back from 3 weeks vacation.

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I find writing notes helps, especially making a list of tasks you need to do whether for the day, week, or just per project. Something like bullet journaling can be very helpful or using some general project management tools but with the "project" being the work you have to do. I have ADHD so managing tasks can be a lot more difficult but what's worked well for me is using a whiteboard/calendar so I can always see what I'm working on and I like to use sticky notes a lot for smaller parts within a project or to-do lists for them. There isn't a solution that'll work for everyone so try out a bunch of things and see which helps

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Sticky notes do not get along with me. Seems like they keep running away.

make urself a sharepoint page

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This is gonna sound really lame but I made a Slack for myself, with different channels to keep track of different things (life things, side projects, day job etc). I connected it to apps like Asana, GCal, etc so it kinda feels like my own database. I also use Airtable and Asana for day-to-day task management

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I'm old school and I use physical to-do lists. There's something really motivating about crossing a task off once it's done.

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My team tracks their projects with software, but going back to basics with a notepad and pen for daily tasks can really help keep track of what you need to focus on. When I was managing day to day projects, I would refresh the list of to-dos each day by rewriting the tasks I didn't accomplish on the page from the day before onto a new page and then adding to the list of tasks I needed to prioritize.
I still try to do this today, but it's more of a weekly list instead of a daily just based on the type of work I do managing a PMO versus working in one.

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I use roam research as a second brain

A simple excel spreadsheet to set my daily priorities, track time spent on my OKRR, and use as my daily journal. Logging time keeps me motivated to complete the task before moving onto something else. Pivot chart to assess where I need to adjust focus. Also helpful when meeting with my manager. I do not share my spreadsheet with anyone.

I use clickup to create to do lists with links and descriptions.

This is particularly helpful for tasks that are under the table like when my manager says talk to so and so about project x

Trello, Asana, simple Google sheet tracker. Many options out there

Smartsheets, Notepad, good old pen & paper..... all of these should work.

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