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[Now]

How do you manage your time? Do you use special tools, software and systems or is a simple to-do list enough? I think that good time management can be very valuable in life.

I use a simple to-do list with some gamification elements at the moment. I assign a certain amount of points (minutes) to every task on the list. I will give 30 points for a half-hour running workout and I assign more points to tasks that I don't like. I hate calling someone, so I will give 30 points for a 5-minute call.

At the end of the day I count the points so I can compare them with other days. Sometimes when I want to buy a new game or book I wait until I have reached a certain amount of points. Maybe this method sounds immature, but I think it's worth a try.

How do you manage your time?

[churchill]

I find that gamification does not work for me as I am the one enforcing the rules and thus I can break them. I think getting a third party involved in this would be key to the success. So send me all your money and I will send it back to you once you proove you have got your points:)

Seriously though I am using GTD and finding it is working well for me (I use google calendar, toodledo synced to my iphone calendar and appigo todo). Also I think it helps to tackle problems which are hard problems when your energy and willpower is the highest (for me that is in the morning) and tackle the easier problems when your energy is lowest.

[Mind]

I use google calendar and MS Outlook's internal calendar for most of my organization. otherwise I am not too good at managing time. I keep most things in my head and just get it done - high priorities first. I am afraid this method will fail more as I get older and my brain ages (dammit, forgot to allocate more time to curing aging!)

Also, what is GTD?

[churchill]

I use google calendar and MS Outlook's internal calendar for most of my organization. otherwise I am not too good at managing time. I keep most things in my head and just get it done - high priorities first. I am afraid this method will fail more as I get older and my brain ages (dammit, forgot to allocate more time to curing aging!)

Also, what is GTD?

Getting things done, it is a decent way to get all the todo things in various lists so that you actually get to them. Also it helps to figure out whether you should even be doing things in the first place. That being said of course you still have to actually do them, and it does not really help with that part!

[UnbelievablePerson]

Gtasks on my Android. Good stuff.
Before that I used to write shirt notes on pieces of paper and leave then in the task appropriate pants/jeans lol.

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[cherrysilver]

Yellow sticky notes obnoxious placed on my monitor have been working for the past 30 years. It always gets done...

[Now]

Thank you for the comments!

Churchill, maybe GymPact is something for you.
I have read a book about GTD a couple of years ago, but I don't have enough 'things to do' in different contexts to benefit from a method like GTD at the moment.

Mind, you don't need the book if you want to read more about GTD. You can find some links to summaries on the GTD wiki.

[churchill]

Thank you for the comments!

Churchill, maybe GymPact is something for you.
I have read a book about GTD a couple of years ago, but I don't have enough 'things to do' in different contexts to benefit from a method like GTD at the moment.

Mind, you don't need the book if you want to read more about GTD. You can find some links to summaries on the GTD wiki.

I mostly don't use the context use contexts as I basically only have a couple. I do find the whole inbox/someday/next action/waiting for coupled with the calendar useful to keep track of items that are pending.

GymPact sounds interesting but at this stage unless the numbers are significant cash incentives don't work too well for me due to having enough in the bank.

[Ampa-omega]

Really i think you would have to coordinate all your actions together in order to be in sync with time, rather than fight it.
There are many softwares and sites that deal with productivity and and organization so just search on it, i currently have this problem and sort of am relinquishing it.

[noos]

I am trying todo.txt free app download from the website not Google. I try to use reminders a paper agenda and list but I am a mess.