# Time Management: What’s Your Secret?

- URL: https://numo.ai/community/uvutdf6/time-management-whats-your-secret
- Language: en
- Author: @Julia from Numo
- Posted: 2024-11-25T11:19:32.020Z
- Updated: 2025-12-28T02:35:51.868Z
- Tag: hack/tip
- Comments: 24
- Likes: 11

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

## Comments (17)

### @ctrAlt — 2026-03-23T11:00:32.048Z

Set a time to stay on track

*1 like*

### @bigtwona — 2026-03-04T01:48:29.654Z

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

#### @hezathegreat — 2026-05-04T11:56:41.443Z

I’m also curious about free alternatives

#### @Ghomem — 2026-03-05T13:44:10.887Z

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

*1 like*

### @janaelmarie25 — 2026-02-14T08:11:57.205Z

Timer

### @Donny6969 — 2025-12-13T21:28:11.454Z

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 😩

*5 likes*

### @TryEachDay — 2025-08-29T11:07:32.473Z

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

*2 likes*

### @iiiiii’m fifty! — 2025-04-12T10:33:08.272Z

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

*7 likes*

#### @astrocat — 2025-12-16T04:43:56.709Z

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

#### @rollarotten — 2025-06-09T23:36:17.593Z

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

#### @lalalali — 2025-05-15T07:04:34.284Z

Same for me, i always overestimate my ability lol

*3 likes*

### @Mæ Mæ — 2025-03-27T11:19:29.308Z

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

*7 likes*

### @rollarotten — 2025-01-28T05:53:13.751Z

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

*4 likes*

#### @Brneyedrose — 2026-02-13T11:50:44.738Z

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.

#### @astrocat — 2025-12-16T04:47:59.658Z

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.

### @rollarotten — 2025-01-14T02:35:30.046Z

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. 😥

*4 likes*

### @HoldOn — 2025-01-13T10:51:45.343Z

Block n Timers is my advice

*1 like*

### @HoldOn — 2025-01-13T10:50:15.532Z

Timer

### @HoldOn — 2025-01-13T10:47:08.385Z

Blocking shit

*1 like*

### @HoldOn — 2025-01-13T10:43:54.799Z

Timer is working for me

### @rollarotten — 2024-11-29T17:31:23.000Z

Using my Daytimer or Calender on my phone with reminders.

*1 like*

### @sonnek — 2024-11-28T16:46:29.000Z

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.

*2 likes*

### @spacedust — 2024-11-27T18:00:04.000Z

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

*5 likes*

#### @hezathegreat — 2026-02-26T13:17:53.692Z

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

### @fnaf_fan — 2024-11-27T15:25:36.000Z

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.

*5 likes*