My Daily Recurring Task Productivity System (for Adapting to Hospital Work and Evening Postgraduate Study)
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So, I'm now a proper pharmacist. No longer a pharmacy student, no longer in training.
The new time, energy, and cognitive demands of a fast-paced hospital environment took quite the toll on me when I first took up the position.
I'd go home, eat, shower, head to bed, and then question where all of my time went.
But unfortunately, there are other priorities in my life that aren't sleep and work:
- I have to clean my home
- I have to get my groceries
- I have a relationship to maintain
- I want to work out and stay physically healthy
- I'm supposed to be doing postgraduate studies in the evening
- I should study any rare drugs and diseases I encountered in the morning
- I must complete my administrative / financial / miscellaneous duties
In the beginning, I'd stack most of these on the weekend day when I'm free (I work 6 days a week).
And then question, at the end of said weekend, where all of my time went. And some priorities would still be neglected.
But it's been a while now. And I've built a productivity system that fits my new time and energy availability, and gets everything done when needed.
The system accomplishes the following:
- There's minimal