Many people struggle with their daily tasks. Often it's hard to begin doing something or even know what to do. Organising yourself helps with that. You can use to do lists, calendars or project management solutions to manage your private and work life. And you can save your knowledge somewhere so you don't frequently forget what you once have known.
You can simply make a list of things you have to do. This will become a long list very soon and will start to annoy you.
There are several tools and techniques which might help you:
The Eisenhower Matrix – use four quadrants to categorise your tasks into priority and urgency.
| urgent | not urgent | |
|---|---|---|
| important | done immediately and personally e.g. crises, deadlines, problems. | have end date and are done personally e.g. relationships, planning, recreation. |
| unimportant | delegate e.g. interruptions, meetings, activities. | drop this e.g. time wasters, pleasant activities, trivia. |
Kanban is basically "to do lists on steroids". You create multiple lists horizontally adjacent to each other to categorise entries.