Struggling to Turn My Automation Ideas into Reality - Need Advice on
Staying Organized
reddit / selfhosted

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youmeiknow · 2023-10-16 18:41

Hey fellow automation enthusiasts,

I'm sure many of you can relate to this: I constantly have ideas
swirling in my mind about automations, self-hosting, and other tech-
related projects. However, when it comes to putting those ideas into
action, life and family responsibilities always seem to take over. I'd
love to hear how you all manage to organize your thoughts, implement
your ideas, and keep learning amidst the daily hustle and bustle.

I find it challenging to strike a balance between my tech projects and
my personal life. Any tips, tricks, or tools you use to stay on top of
your projects and ensure they don't just remain daydreams? Your
insights and experiences would be greatly appreciated! 🤔💡 🤷‍♂️

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ElevenNotes · 2023-10-16 18:46

Project journal, hardcopy.

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cooper-man · 2023-10-16 20:36

I use Trello, first to manage my ideas and then to manage individual
projects when I start working on them (being restricted on boards,
with their free account, helps so that I don't run too many at once).
If you set up a kanban board approach, and don't have more than one or
two items in your "doing" column then it forces you to finish one
project before you start the next.

To keep myself organised I've hooked my to do list up to my calendar,
for any items I add with a date (Trello does the same though I don't
use that to the same extent).

I try to book ahead, for the week, with a couple of evenings set aside
for my own projects. Typically after the family have all gone to bed.

My calendar is king.

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youmeiknow · 2023-10-16 20:37

That's nice.. Thank you!

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mrashley · 2023-10-17 04:02

Bullet journal.

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SadGrimReaper · 2023-10-17 12:06

Trello is great. I use it at home and at work for projects, tickets,
life style improvement and so on. Without Trello my life would be a
mess😂

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YTsshfd8H5rb · 2023-10-18 09:50

All those advises about software you can use to organize your time
better and do more which seems to appear here are bullshit.
The only thing you need to know is that you've strictly limited amount
of time and the only you can do is to distribute your time and efforts
between all this things. There's no silver bullet which will allow to
get everything you want done. There's only priorities you set for
each, lets name it task.
If priority for your "life automation" is set to low - it's only your
choice.
To get more time for that you can increase priority for it and as a
consequence prefer it over family, friends, rest and so on.
Or you can delegate some of chores to someone else. It's also valid
option. but it seems not to be acceptable by you.
You can get more time by cutting out some things like searching
reddit, watching series, doing sports, etc. But it will give you more
time in rather rare cases. You can give it a try but mostly we don't
want to get rid of such things.

To summarize. You can do anything but can't do everything. Prioritize
things you want to do more