get my work life in order

I have finally found the ideal (for me anyway) Task List Program. It is called ToDoList and from AbstractSpoon Software. And it is free (CC Attribution Share-Alike 2.5). It is straightforward but allows the needless complexity that makes me happy sometimes. All tasks can have sub tasks, there are priorities and levels and colors and … well you get it. PS: You can turn most of that off if it is not something you like.

http://abstractspoon.com/tdl_resources.html

When things are going well I get stuff done and seem to make real progress. The problem is that it is way way too easy to not get stuff done around here. People goofing off, unimportant things that fill up your days, management issues, staff issues, student problems, weather, dental work, etc.

Gotta get more focused and more efficient!

To eliminate the meetings my boss wants. They are a waste of time!

Google calendar helps a lot! :-)

Oh my. Apparently it has now become my lab meeting!

My boss is trying to get things in our lab more in order. We now have weekly all lab meetings as well as other sorts of one-on-one meetings. We are also working out a scheduling system for some of the lab equipment. So all of this is in line with my goal! :-)

My work has fallen apart ever since the end of the school year. I know summers tend toward half-assed work, but this is too much. I need to get some order and regularity in my work!