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I recently got diagnosed am trying to stay on track. Every morning I make a checklist with very detailed tasks so I can break it down to manageable steps.
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I flag any emails that need a response when I get them. Then I go through them each morning and before I log off and decide what needs to be addressed before I move on to my to do list. If it takes more than 10-20 mins to address it, it gets added to the to do list, which is sorted in order of priority.
I have filters on my inbox. And I use a weekly task list. Also outlook calendar saves my butt regularly it even reminds me to eat lunch. Everything goes in that calendar.
I have people filters and important messages filters (basically things that I need to take action on.
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I give myself a good half hour each morning to plan my day. I organize files/desktop, scan email, review calendar and identify the 3 highest priority projects. I have a 15 minute increment calendar where I plan the day ahead in detail and look back on the prior day. I choose one priority and “plug in” for 30 - 90 minutes to get it done and delivered. I use flow club with focus music, noise cancelling headphones and dnd on phone for this part.
Another thing that helps is I strive to schedule 15-30 minutes before and sometimes after each meeting to prep just for that meeting and get my action items well documented.
If I can get 3 sessions of “flow” work per day, plus be prepared for meetings and keep up with inbound communications, things go pretty smoothly.
I try to balance my daily to-do list with a mix of big hard stuff and then 2-3 easy and/or quick tasks to get the dopamine hit when I can check them off quickly.
I try not to have more than 2 big initiatives per day that I plan to work on. If I have five big projects I need to work on in a given week, I try to dedicate a specific workday for each one so I can get into flow and actually make progress on them.
I have a physical to do list and also use my calendars to note things I need to do at certain times or on certain days.
Every week, I block out time on the calendar for the next week so I have lots of designated focus time and then some open blocks for people to schedule meetings.
I turned off Teams/Slack/email notifications (sounds and pop ups on the desktop) so I don’t get distracted every two seconds. I try to only check email periodically (first thing in AM, midday, 4ish) and keep outlook minimized so I don’t see an email and get distracted from my work.