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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 648

How do you guys prioritize your time?

I literally have about 30 tasks I need to get done. As you might expect, that's too many for one person, and worse, I often get bogged down in just trying to figure out what needs to be done next.

A major problem I have is that in my mind, many of these tasks are being done for others, with no compensation due (save hopefully a little bit of thanks, but all too often I don't even get that). Nevertheless, I am finding myself further and further behind, making it hard to get satisfaction out of any of the projects.

So, I'm curious what tricks or techniques any of you might have for time organization?

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Posts: 1661

Deadlines for each task, assigned by yourself. Try an hour each, keeping in mind giving yourself breaks for up to an hour for meals. Then calcuate other leisure time. That's how I do it. Life is short. Just a thought.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

School, work, and homework. Pretty much my entire outlook when I'm not playing games.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 648

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Yeah, but when college is done, it will involve more work than school.

Rank: Senior Member Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 288

I've always kind of played it by ear. I'll work on a problem or project for a while, and if it seems like I'm just banging my head against a wall, I'll let that happen for maybe another thirty minutes, and then I'll switch up to something else, and come back to it later.

So, I guess I kinda work on two projects at a time and go from there.

Hope it helps

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 648

Thanks, Alain. I can do that sometimes, but often many of my projects don't have walls to hit, they just need time.

I am still prioritizing and deciding how to do things. I am trying to push through some of them so that they will be behind me, and considering whether to apologize and drop some of the other tasks I have promised.

I could complete everything if I had a few helpers, but without enough financing to pay them, I'm a little out of luck. Wink

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Heh, we all fall under a certain niche when it comes to scheduling. It really all comes down to how everything is planned out. Like with school, there is always alot of things to consider: Do I want any breaks in between classes, or take them all at once and leave? Would I want to stretch the classes across the week, or opt to take the class once a week, while having to take it for three hours? And then you have to consider how work plays into it, and that is pretty much my focus for prioritization.