During a typical day, how do you know what to do next?
You may have multiple projects to work on, or multiple elements of a single project, in addition to personal things that need your attention, meetings to book, etc.
For me, I track things in a to-do list. It’s a great place to track everything that needs to be done according to a schedule or on an ad-hoc basis. You can prioritize tasks, reorder them, and reschedule them.
So after each meeting, I add tasks that need to be added, then review which tasks need my attention at the moment.
Lots of people prefer a more advanced solution, such as Notion or a CRM. They also have more advanced features than to-do tasks.
Whatever plan you have, it’s important to have a plan. Trying to keep everything in your head will create stress, reduce your effectiveness, and most likely allow something to slip.
The takeaway
Take a systematic approach to your tasks. The tech doesn’t matter, and it can even be pen and paper.
Just as long as it works for you and you know where to go when you need to decide what to do next.