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Feel like I'm never caught up
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Over the years, I adopted a few tools to help me manage what feels like "open drawers" in my head :
When a task I need to do spontaneously pop in my head and it's not urgent, I write it on my whiteboard on my wall. If I'm not home, I quickly put it in my notes app. Then, and it's the crucial trick, I forget about it. That way, I can focus on the task(s) at hand and just organize my future tasks later, instead of juggling with them all at once.
This helped me compartimentalize a lot and I found myself being able to feel free during the day here and there and on most nights, instead of being a sack of anxiety 24/7.
When I consolidate my tasks, I use a card system like Trello. (I don't recommend Trello specifically, it seems to have enshittified.) I keep it mostly pen-and-paper, but I'm sure there are some FOSS tools you can find that do just that.
A card system was a revelation for me, being able to do a quick assessment of when a task is due and put it in the right column was a game changer. I'm the type to do everything at the last minute, so putting up little deadlines everywhere helped me do more.
This could not be helpful for you, but I take ADHD medication. The first one I tried for a few months, but it made me even more anxious. I then stopped taking anything, but decided after a year to try another molecule. This time, I found my dosage and it definitely worked.
Before that, even with my calendar, tools, alarms and support system, there were weeks to months where I felt lost in thought, apathetic and disorganized. Now I can post a lengthy answer to a topic close to my heart without feeling like I'm not doing enough with my day.
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Good luck on the journey, I wish you the best!
Planka is like Trello was 5 years ago, fyi. Foss and self-hostable.
Thanks for the shout-out recommendation! I use the nextcloud boards function for Trello, sort of.
Thank you! This is very helpful!
I forget about the tasks in the app too, but then I get this dread where I don't want to look at them.