Hot take: I had to decide between a weekly spread and a rolling daily list for my work tasks.

I picked the rolling daily because my boss in Chicago gives me new urgent stuff every afternoon, but now my journal feels messy and I can't see the week ahead. How do you handle a schedule that changes by the hour?

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hall.ruby2mo ago

Ugh, that sounds so frustrating. Rolling dailies get chaotic fast when new stuff keeps landing. Maybe a hybrid setup could work?

carr.willow24d ago

Oh man, totally feel this! I had the exact same thing happen at my last job where new tasks just kept dropping into the morning huddle and everything fell apart. @james_clark is spot on too, I feel like I spend half my day just replanning what I already planned.

james_clark2mo ago

Honestly, that's just modern work life now. You have to plan for the plan to change every single day.