{"id":27216,"date":"2024-10-15T16:53:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/?p=27216"},"modified":"2024-11-25T16:54:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:54:21","slug":"the-ways-higher-ed-faculty-and-staff-can-improve-time-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-ways-higher-ed-faculty-and-staff-can-improve-time-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ways Higher Ed Faculty and Staff Can Improve Time Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-ways-higher-ed-faculty-and-staff-can-improve-time-management\/#how-can-faculty-and-staff-manage-time-wisely-and-prioritize-tasks-effectively-while-balancing-administrative-duties-or-teaching-responsibilities-or-research\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How can faculty and staff manage time wisely and prioritize tasks effectively while balancing administrative duties or teaching responsibilities or research?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-ways-higher-ed-faculty-and-staff-can-improve-time-management\/#why-is-work-life-balance-important\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Why is work-life balance important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-ways-higher-ed-faculty-and-staff-can-improve-time-management\/#how-can-schools-prioritize-work-life-balance\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How can schools prioritize work-life balance?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-ways-higher-ed-faculty-and-staff-can-improve-time-management\/#what-tips-do-you-have-for-improving-work-life-balance\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What tips do you have for improving work-life balance?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27216\" class=\"elementor elementor-27216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecba8f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ecba8f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd6a51 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3fd6a51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328f66f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"328f66f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Listen to the Episode<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c0025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"84c0025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/x0hud5iv2h.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_x0hud5iv2h seo=true videoFoam=true\" style=\"width:100%;height:218px;position:relative\"> <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-227e506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"227e506\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0266b7 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d0266b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb1aee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdb1aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this episode of <em>Care Conversations<\/em>, Kristen Buglione, senior program manager of well-being and health coaching at TimelyCare, breaks down how higher education faculty and staff can improve their time management. Join Kristen and host Sushi Suresh for a discussion to learn some simple and effective time management strategies that can enhance the health, well-being, and success of those working in higher ed.<\/p><p><em>Care Conversations<\/em> is an audio series by TimelyCare, higher education\u2019s most trusted virtual health and well-being provider. Each conversation offers thoughtful insights from a subject-matter expert on different topics impacting the health and well-being of campus communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3169061 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3169061\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b5122 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"42b5122\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308fed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"308fed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-can-faculty-and-staff-manage-time-wisely-and-prioritize-tasks-effectively-while-balancing-administrative-duties-or-teaching-responsibilities-or-research\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">How can faculty and staff manage time wisely and prioritize tasks effectively while balancing administrative duties or teaching responsibilities or research? <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb77b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2bb77b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a94cfcd ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a94cfcd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd78ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd78ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Kristen Buglione:<\/h6><p>It sounds simple, but finding a calendar and a to-do list strategy that works can be really effective! While we have so much going on and feel like there&#8217;s not enough time in the day or days in the week to get to it all, to be able to harness some control over your time is really important.<\/p><p>Blocking off time for certain types of tasks can also be really helpful. Identifying windows of time on your calendar, blocking them off, and then creating a to-do list of the things that you&#8217;re going to get done on certain days or at certain times can be so helpful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96837a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"96837a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9af73b ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b9af73b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92cf557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92cf557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Sushi Suresh:<\/h6><p>I know things are so busy in the moment, but you&#8217;re right, being able to be like, \u2018Okay, this is a weekly task. It&#8217;s going to happen on Friday. Don&#8217;t stress.\u2019 That can really help and ease our stress of what we&#8217;re busy with at that moment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37be150 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"37be150\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1c34a1 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f1c34a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2228b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f2228b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-is-work-life-balance-important\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Why is work-life balance important?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e4fabb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6e4fabb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69516aa ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"69516aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a7c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5a7c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Kristen Buglione:<\/h6><p>It&#8217;s important to experience both. Work and your other life experiences, whether that ends up, in the end, being a perfectly balanced work and personal life, that depends on your own life and your priorities.<\/p><p>I think it&#8217;s important to think about, and to identify, what your values and priorities are related to your work, life, your personal life, and to think about strategies to create some balance between the two.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d4f4c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7d4f4c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87c1d6e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"87c1d6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060a5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"060a5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Sushi Suresh:<\/h6><p>I love that idea\u2014that it&#8217;s not always going to be 50\/50. We have to be realistic with the balance. And you need to know that anticipation of what is important to you in that week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd174c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cd174c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fed98ff ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fed98ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ddec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77ddec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-can-schools-prioritize-work-life-balance\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">How can schools prioritize work-life balance?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d058b28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d058b28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fda32b9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fda32b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fddcefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fddcefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Kristen Buglione:<\/h6><p>There are a lot of ways to approach this organizationally. There are structures, policies, procedures, and ways that managers can influence how work-life balance is talked about or approached. There are simple ways that we can support each other, like noticing and acknowledging that we have lives outside of work that put a lot of demand on our time. There\u2019s also checking in, asking how we&#8217;re doing, how things are going, and seeing if there are ways to support one another through some of those ebbs and flows.<\/p><p>Building trust and respect, and having open communication to create that supportive environment is really important.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1b116 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7c1b116\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1277ec3 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1277ec3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#1B63A2\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4f1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4f1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-tips-do-you-have-for-improving-work-life-balance\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What tips do you have for improving work-life balance?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2af4e93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2af4e93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d2a86c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1d2a86c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956cc34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"956cc34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Kristen Buglione:<\/h6><p>Figure out your non-negotiables. For me, it&#8217;s movement, it&#8217;s being outside, it&#8217;s having my meals and snacks prepped, and spending quality time with family. I know if I don&#8217;t get enough sleep, I can&#8217;t concentrate. I can&#8217;t focus. So for me, those things are so important.<\/p><p>If I can really prioritize those things in my personal life, I know I&#8217;m going to be set up for success. I think that&#8217;s the first piece. Having that set schedule of how I&#8217;m doing those things in balance with my work responsibilities is really effective and helpful for me. I&#8217;ve recently started using my notes app, and that&#8217;s really working for me right now. So I&#8217;m really focused on putting all of my to-do&#8217;s in there and then checking it. It&#8217;s just really helpful, and then I have reminders built into my calendar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83261fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"83261fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bd83d9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3bd83d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c299d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c299d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Sushi Suresh:<\/h6><p>There&#8217;s nothing more satisfying than for a pending task to go to a completed task. 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