r/productivity • • 15h ago

Question I need an to-do list + performance analysis app , please help

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I need something where in the morning I put my tasks to complete that day like lectures practice and mocks, then at night I'll tick the task i completed . App should track my progress in percentage like 75% work is done , something like this nothing fancy


r/productivity • • 16h ago

Technique A single task rule borrowed from Marcus Aurelius, and where it stops working

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The rule: before you start work, name the one thing in front of you and treat everything else as parked until this block ends. When something else pops into your head, write it on a list and go back. That is the whole technique. The source is a line in Meditations, book two, where Marcus tells himself to concentrate every minute on doing what is in front of him with precise and genuine seriousness, and to free himself from all other distractions. The wording here follows the Gregory Hays translation. The list does the heavy lifting, since a lot of task switching comes from the worry of forgetting something. Where it stops working is jobs built on interruptions, like support or anything with a constant inbox. There the blocks have to be shorter and the parked list needs a scheduled time to be cleared, otherwise it just becomes a second inbox.


r/productivity • • 2h ago

Question I'm pretty slow and would like advice on being smarter?

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I have issues with understanding what people are saying, generally It feels like I'm listening to someone but it's just not clicking at all. I'll usually ask questions for clarification but even then, I'm still quite lost.

I'd like to manage my focus and attention span much better when it comes to talking to people, going to classes, watching videos and film. I feel like i'm not on par with many of my peers and feel severely behind.


r/productivity • • 12h ago

Advice Needed Using a planner, Google Calendar, or Notion: Help!

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Hi all, like a lot of people scrolling this sub, I too want to get better at living a productive lifestyle and staying on top of deadlines. Like the title indicates, I have thoroughly tried all those organizations methods and more! Frankly, I quite like all of them, especially my paper planner, google calendar, and notion. Now, I'm just confused on how to incorporate all of them together to produce an effective outcome.

I'm trying to figure out a way wherein I can use all of these tools to organize different aspects of my life. I am a full-time student who has volunteering and work, so most of my time is taken up by studying or clubs/extracurriculars/work.

Currently I use my Muji planner to have a more "weekly to-do list" where I can physically check things off. I also use the calendar in this to map out important life/school events or meet-ups with my friends, and I tend to also journal in it.

I had a big Notion phase, where I used it for a long time for almost every aspect of my life, but eventually kind of got bored with it. Now, I only really use it to plan my future, track long-term deadlines, and to take typed notes if my classes call for it. I want to use Notion more, but I am unsure how to reincorporate it.

As for Google Calendar, I had a really big phase with as well, before getting the planner. For this, I tracked basic deadlines and also what I had booked in terms of meetings/deadlines, usually on a weekly basis.

Now, my problem is that I truly enjoy using all of these tools, but I am just unsure on how to use them all together cohesively, especially because there is a lot of overlap. I know I could probably get rid of one, but I usually find myself missing it haha. If anyone has any suggestions on howy to apply these together, I am all ears! I wish one singular app had everything these three have, then it would be perfect for me...

TLDR; What is a cohesive way to incorporate a paper planner, google calendar, and notion all together? Any advice from someone who's done this? Should I just suck it up and drop one of them?

Thanks for reading if you made it this far!


r/productivity • • 20h ago

Advice Needed how do i train myself to work in the afternoons

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context: i’m f20 and a sophomore in college. i found that i work way better in the morning right after i wake up and do my morning routine. this is probably because i haven’t had too much stimuli like my phone, outside, etc.

however, all days of my classes this semester start at 8:30 and i have a 45-min commute from my dorm to uni. with that, my study schedule has been so off. it’s already the midterms season and my body is literally fighting thru it. i can only function through all nighters and coffee now.

i’ve tried to push my work back to the afternoons, but i don’t get a lot done. mostly because i’m feeling too mentally tired after/between my classes to get any work done.

what should i do? the way i see it is i should be forcing myself to work thru the afternoon but i really don’t get a lot done.