Any tips for making lots of small tasks easier for a monotrophic mind? Much of my work consists of long term projects which need a little bit of attention periodically, often in the form of follow-up emails. I currently alternate between replying to what's come in and reviewing my calendar to check what's coming up, but there's very little job satisfaction. Turning off email notifications and dealing with them all at once isn't enough. What else could I try? #AskingAutistics@actuallyautistic
@Autisticaurochs@actuallyautistic visualizing progress in a way that gives more satisfaction. Putting every tiny small thing on a to do list to be crossed off would be my instinct.
@Autisticaurochs@actuallyautistic I find putting projects onto a gantt chart/project management software an effective way as the visual indicator is like a game in my mind. You have to be a little creative with the details to ensure everything you do decreases the time left to the goal (like a game would). Thus building in mundane follow-ups etc into the original project plan is necessary because you don't want it going backwards half way though otherwise my brain decides it's not interested any more. In fact building in quite a few more than I actually need helps because you can mark them done when you're not feeling motivated for a quick boost.
@bananamangodog I had a similar thought when toying around with my Vikunja installation and just clicked on the Gantt chart.
I'm also trying to fire up PM software for my home use (Redmine), but I'm having trouble due to exec-impariment (and a lot of tasks backed up (as in “clogged”, not “backup” .) in Taskwarrior. @Autisticaurochs@actuallyautistic