I’m writing my PhD and sometimes feel like I’m losing my mind trying to balance home and work tasks, thesis tasks, personal and household habits, and potential connecting these to notes. I really struggle if everything isn’t in one place I can’t keep track of it.

I’ve been using Beaverhabits for habits, Baikal for Caldav connected to iPhone reminders and Thunderbird tasks, and memos and trilium for notes. I also, use a notebook for daily stuff and move it over to digital if it isn’t finished by 5.

Any recommendations? I would really appreciate it. I enjoy thinking about how to do and manage work efficiently but also need a firm system.

  • Lembot_0001@lemm.ee
    1·
    4 days ago

    Notebook is sufficient. If not – you are either trying to do more than you can or planning further than you should or have some mental illness.

    • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOPEnglish
      5·
      4 days ago

      I don’t find it that simple with so many things going on: PhD, baby, family, and bullshit tasks. Plus, really any friction in the tasks management makes it feel impossible.

      • Abnorc@lemm.ee
        1·
        3 days ago

        It’s not that simple. In David Allen’s GTD book he talks about how many people we consider successful like people in upper management are hiring coaches to help them get organized because they’re losing control. Granted, it’s a bit self gratifying since he sells the GTD book, but there may be quite a bit of truth to it.

      • Lembot_0001@lemm.ee
        2·
        4 days ago
        1. Bullshit is bullshit.
        2. Family should help. That’s the reason for a family to exist. Anyway, most family-related tasks are routine.
        3. Baby is family :)

        Well, I know nothing about PhD. Still, just check if you’re not keeping those notes too detailed. Some people love making notes and lists just for the sake of making notes (“mental illness” variant).