What's helped you?

I just went through a heavy burnout and had to rebuild my way of managing myself. I have not split my day into many separate tasks, but into building blocks which contain unchanging, yet not time strict tasks. Example: 1. Morning -morning routine -eat breakfast 2. Activity/Work -(whatever it is) 3. Afternoon -Lunch -cleanup 4. Evening -Dinner -Night routine Any other one time tasks will be added wherever it fits. This worked for me to at least take care of myself while everything became too stressful to deal with.

What really helped me was blocking one full hour every morning to plan my day, week, and go through my backlog. Sounds like a lot (and honestly, it is), but I don’t let myself do anything else before this task is done. I used to set 30 mins or less, but I’d just rush through it and end up scattered. And when I skip it — the whole day goes to chaos. Once I finish planning, a huge chunk of anxiety drops off and I can actually enjoy the day.