Finding the best productivity system

My everlasting search for it

Natasha Ray
ILLUMINATION

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I can’t seem to find the best way to get stuff done.

Photo by Marten Bjork on Unsplash

I have tried it all — the Pomodoro technique, time-blocking, simple to-do lists… Nothing. Works.

Figuring that my problem might be a lack of efficient tools, I have tried creating everything from pretty Bullet Journals to a standard Google Calendar. Didn’t help.

Maybe I need a unique system tailored to my needs? So I colour-coded and cross-referred my entire life, and prioritized in different ways. I even switched up my systems based on the need of the hour. Nope.

Maybe I just need to trust myself! So I laid back and followed my intuition and memory. Aw hell no.

Not only do I end up handing chaotically assembled projects in at the last minute, but I can’t seem to enjoy my leisure activities with peace either — the guilt of having to be productive seeps in.

It cannot be this difficult. I should have this figured out by now. I’m in my mid-20s, for God’s sake!

Perhaps there’s more to it, and I just need to analyze the problem better (said the overthinker in me). So here goes another attempt.

Broadly, all the systems I have tried can be categorized into two: time-bound and task-based

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Natasha Ray
ILLUMINATION

Hi there! I'm a young woman, falling in and out of love with life everyday. I have been writing for myself ever since I was a teenager & I'm now letting you in!