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Julia from Numo
28
2 years ago

Time Management: What’s Your Secret?

Have a time-saving trick you swear by? Share it with the community—we’d love to hear your story or hacks! 🕒💡

189 votes
  • Set a timer—work, then pause38%
  • Plan with realistic buffer12%
  • Match tasks to your energy32%
  • Block out major distractions18%


Posts and comments here share personal experience — not medical advice. For treatment questions, talk to a clinician.


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madziap-T7Ff
9
14 days ago

Niestety nie uciekniemy od tego to zostanie z nami do końca życia ale to nie znaczy , że mamy się poddawać. Od czego są timery ale przestawienie zegarka to najlepszy patent jaki odkryłam na spòźnianie


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elle.ne-AXzl
2
27 days ago

If I have to be somewhere at 9 I struggle to leave the house before 9 because 9 is my focus… nightmare school runs, work, meeting friends for coffee… over the years… to manage… I don’t meet friends for coffee, kept to 1 child, no more school runs, got a job where I can control my flexi time, but get through all of those repetitive stressful years of late late late… is was give anti anxiety medication and my closest family lied to me about the time, the clocks in the house and car are all fast. Man I’m 51 it’s still the bane of my life… I realise it always will be haha


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Mamadhdrum
9
2 months ago

I don’t have one yet. Still figuring that out.


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ctrAlt
18
5 months ago

Set a time to stay on track


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bigtwona
2
6 months ago

Anyone try motion ai? Could this be paired with it?

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hezathegreat4 months ago

I’m also curious about free alternatives

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Ghomem6 months ago

I looked it up just now and it looks very cool. Do you know of any free alternatives similar to it?


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janaelmarie25
8
6 months ago

Timer


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Donny6969
10
9 months ago

I try and remove distractions and start getting ready with plenty of time remaining! But my head usually finds other things to Micro manage and potter about doing unnecessary stuff so late anyway lol, the time we waste is unbelievable 😩


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TryEachDay
29
12 months ago

A visual timer helps to set a specific time for the task. It also helps starting a task. Otherwise I have a todo list with just everything. Eating meals, taking meds and other tasks


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iiiiii’m fifty!
7
last year

All of them help me, except for planning buffer time - I always underestimate.

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astrocat8 months ago

I heard somewhere that people with ADHD should double or even triple their time estimates and then record how long it actually takes.

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rollarottenlast year

I have the same issue sadly and haven’t been able how to figure it out yet.

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lalalalilast year

Same for me, i always overestimate my ability lol


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Mæ Mæ
15
last year

The Method called „Eisenhauer-Matrix“ helped me to see which ToDo’s had more Priority.. then starting the Pomodoro Timer after matching task to my energy


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rollarotten
36
2 years ago

Timers ⏲️ are a must for me to stay on track.

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Brneyedrose6 months ago

I have a cheap Smartwatch and use the timer on it all the time for even small routine tasks. Not only is it a reminder for some task, but I think it also helps me appreciate the passage of time…..mostly when I’m wasting it.

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astrocat8 months ago

Someone once asked me why I had three timers on my desk at work 😂. I was a loss for words 😅. Timers really help me so that I don’t miss important events because of hyperfocus. So if I know I have a meeting in 30 minutes, I set a timer for 25 minutes so that I don’t have to worry about forgetting.


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rollarotten
36
2 years ago

Right now I’m working on a lot of home repairs and things keep going wrong. 😑 So it feels like it eats into my routines. 😥


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HoldOn
17
2 years ago

Block n Timers is my advice


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HoldOn
17
2 years ago

Timer


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HoldOn
17
2 years ago

Blocking shit


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HoldOn
17
2 years ago

Timer is working for me


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rollarotten
36
2 years ago

Using my Daytimer or Calender on my phone with reminders.


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sonnek
36
2 years ago

I use an analog calendar to note appointments over months and weeks, Numo as my „note everything“ tool and Llama life for timeboxing my business tasks. That seems to work for me.


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spacedust
15
2 years ago

it is one of those times I want to see the result of a poll without answering cause I don't really use anything successfully at the moment

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hezathegreat6 months ago

Same. I’ve tried and failed most of these ideas


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fnaf_fan
26
2 years ago

I choose my strategy based on my level of focus. If I really don't want to get things done but really need to, I set timers and limit distractions. But usually I just take advantage of productive energy days.