The life of a writer is full of activities. It can be hectic to track the tasks you have to focus on. It doesn’t help that I have ADHD and dyslexia. This combination makes focusing on given tasks harder, but it becomes manageable with the proper tools and mindset.
Task Management
I’m an all Apple shop, so I prefer to keep it simple. I use the built-in Reminders app on my Apple devices. I have discussed my use of Reminders before, so I will keep it brief here. I focus on today’s tasks and have morning, afternoon, and night sections. I have several recurring tasks, but the meat and potatoes of my tasks are projects ordinated. I have things like writing 1,566 minimum words daily or editing chapter 4. I also have all the side projects that take any time in Reminders. If I don’t have a due date, it goes into a tab for some time, and I prune that weekly. I am assigning tasks a due date and priority based on the task. Every hour I pull up the Reminders app and asses where my day is going. I often move things from morning to afternoon or from today to tomorrow.
Time Tracking
At the start of every task, I start an ATracker app to track it. This gives me tons of valuable information. It’s interesting to see how long it takes to do a present task. It gives me a base for similar tasks in the future and allows me to have a running total of the time I spend working on a project from start to finish.
Do you keep track of your time, and how do you manage your time and tasks?
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