Boombats wrote:One simple way: by recording digitallyi thought you were into bass.

I sell over 150 things a month on ebay. I don't mind doing it but it means that 5 days a week I have to pack and ship a bunch of crap. It's the worst part of my job. Mindless, boring etc.... I drop my daughter off at school at 8:00 and am in my shop by 8:15 at the latest. The first thing I do is pack stuff and print shipping labels. I drop it at the post office when I pick my daughter up. I find that if I just get it out of the way at the beginning of the day, it doesn't hang over me. It's annoying and can take over an hour but at least it's done early. If I have other annoying shit to do, I try to tackle that early as well. For me, getting the odious tasks out of the way first makes the rest of the day go smoother and I think it makes me more productive.

a big part of my problem is that there are entire aspects of the functioning of our household that are virtually unaccounted for in time, or recognition. things that i handle 99% of.it's gong to sound like i'm bitching about my wife, but her insurance no longer covers our therapist, so... we heat with wood. aside from a small electric heater in the kid's room, two wood stoves keep us comfortable. in an old farmhouse in maine, this takes more than 8 cord a year. cutting and processing wood is my recreation time. i am the stay at home parent during the school year (my wife is a teacher). i work weekends, and i am a medical marijuana provider for a number of patients that i'm legally allowed to sell to. i used to grow indoors, but i just couldn't abide running multiple thousand watt bulbs, fans, etc. so now i grow in a large greenhouse. it's a considerable amount of work, and it's almost year round when you take into account the processing and everything that goes into getting things prepped in the spring. i also do some carpentry on the side when weather and schedule allows. but, i work 'part time'. which puts me at a time deficit. this isn't my wife's fault, but because she 'works full time' there is basically nothing expected of her other than working her job 5 days a week. i cook dinner 6 nights a week and pretty much handle all daily chores on top of being papa. i manage a band practice and 1-2 yoga classes a week to keep my sanity, and i'm unbelievably happy being a parent, living in the woods, being a weed farmer. i like my part time job, i love my wife like crazy, i just think she has an unrealistic expectation of the demands of our lifestyle and i think i pick up the slack leaving me spinning plates and feeling much less focused than i'd like to be.bleh.a) i know i just sound like a parent of a two year old. b) next year at this time my son will be in a toddler program at a montessori school three days a week and i will be missing this time with him like crazy.c) these are all good problems to have and i'm really incredibly lucky.d) dishes, cat litter, load stoves, hang diapers, clean out fridge, sweep kitchen...

I think this is a hugely-gimmicked thing - how to handle time-management - and some of the modern answers are politically toxic (see: bullet journalling) so I would advise against them.General advice I would give, as someone who remains as busy as possible while compromised by chronic pain issues:1) Get your rest;2) Keep yourself in the best condition you can;Don't be doing anything until these two are in place.From there, and apologies for spouting what is common sense I know.1) Keep organised. Tidy workspace, tidy mind. A workspace if possible separate from life outside;2) Maintain perspective. A good job is lots of small jobs done well. Know the small jobs and churn through them with minimal thought to the whole. That will appear in time, ripe for whatever adjustments might be needed;3) Know when you're beaten. However frustrating and despiriting, sometimes the answer is 'not today'. It just is. You have to take that with a kindness to yourself, and return down the line with equanimity;4) Note successes. No matter the size. The worst feeling on Earth for me is to retire for the night and, in that moment before sleep, answer 'Nothing' to the question, 'What did I wring out of today?'. Sometimes that's unavoidable, but if at all possible ensure something fills that gap. You'll rest better;5) Keep going. Just persist, outside of the whole culture if you must. It is nourishing you somehow, otherwise you wouldn't be aboard.

eliya wrote:Not sure if bullet journaling is the same as a to-do list, but do you care to elaborate what it means for it to be politically toxic?It isn't. It's a separate thing, and a modern 'thing' if you will, which slyly encourages poor behaviour towards those less fortunate than yourself, while justifying it under the guise of productivity.

A\_Man\_Who\_Tries wrote:I think this is a hugely-gimmicked thing - how to handle time-management - and some of the modern answers are politically toxic (see: bullet journalling) so I would advise against them..Not sure if bullet journaling is the same as a to-do list, but do you care to elaborate what it means for it to be politically toxic?

It's not something I've the energy to chew out, and maybe some people run it efficiently and kindly, but not in my experience. My problem with it lies strictly in how it encourages people to deal with its migration aspect. Your mileage may vary.

A\_Man\_Who\_Tries wrote:It isn't. It's a separate thing, and a modern 'thing' if you will, which slyly encourages poor behaviour towards those less fortunate than yourself, while justifying it under the guise of productivity.Sorry I still don't get it, I might be a little thick-headed. What kind of poor behaviour do you think it encourages (and why)?

yeah, just more hating on analog. kidding.google wrote:The Bullet Journal is an analog system created by Ryder Carroll, a Designer based in New York. In his words, the Bullet Journal is meant œto help you track the past, organize the present, and plan for the future. Jan 21, 2016

endofanera wrote: Most importantly, check them off when they are done. That last bit is important because it trains your brain to keep coming back and examining project scope, do another subtask, get things done, etc. this part has been resonating with me. there are a bunch of reasons why. my current area of improvement. even as i'm writing this i'm realizing that i'm actually really good at doing this at work, but not on my own time, fitting with my theory that i'm a horrible employee when i'm the boss.