NoelFigart wrote:
*snerk* Possibly I oughta buy some index cards. Thing is, I own MS Outlook and a Palm pilot, so I suspect the problem is more about letting myself get overwhelmed and screwing around with stuff that isn't important than it is about needing an organizational tool.
I'm a PalmPilot user too (though I'm moving my to-do's to Remember the Milk) and I ALSO use index cards.
The online system covers all the to-do's from now until the end of the world. (Okay, hyperbole, but it does feel that way some days.) The index card is TODAY. And I put "habits" on it that don't show on the Palm. Exercise, meditation, journal-writing, the "morning routine" and "evening routine."
It helps me focus, and feels more manageable. Really. If nothing else, the finite amount of room reminds me that my time is also finite, so I prioritize better.
Also, the back lets me take notes until I can get things in my system. (I do a sort of GTD approach.)
So yeah, an index card works well in tandem with a Palm or other system. At least for me.
Good luck in sorting out for yourself.
(And I'm learning from you regarding "no work" days... having worked all this afternoon and having a meeting tomorrow. I'm a bit fried t the moment, and feeling resentful that I don't have time.... but we're trying to beat a deadline for a big grant, and that's the way it is for now. Still, I think that I really need to revamp as far as burning myself out...)