Timeboxing has helped me with staying on top of things

There is a book that caught my attention before I began working on my first linguist tier course called “Timeboxing: The Power of Doing One Thing at a Time” by Marc Zao-Sanders. I’m not sure why it caught my eye, but I’m glad that I did because there is one thing I know about myself, and that’s how I have difficulties finishing the projects that I start. I’m still unsure if it’s because of undiagnosed ADHD or me potentially being very much on the spectrum, but I have too many projects I’ve started and never finished over the many years.

That’s why using the timeboxing method to block out my day to break down tasks I need to complete has been a godsend for me. Some people would feel that planning out every half-hour to an hour for the day is too much micromanaging. Yet for me, it helped with strategizing how to get pieces of my project done per hour, rather than aimlessly work on it without any concrete milestones in mind. Don’t get me wrong. I did create milestones, but they were too broad and spread out widely, making it harder to stay on track. Breaking those milestones to day-to-day completed ones has helped tremendously for me.

I hope to continue using and evolving this method so that I can continue finishing projects and be proud of myself for doing so!