How to Manage Your Time

…and then use it productively

Aidan Milliff

Florida State University

Framing the Problems

Why you should listen to me

  • I am, by nature, easily distracted

  • I have spent a lot of time:

    • Thinking/reading about productivity
    • Trying new ways to trick my brain into working harder

  • I came up with a system that worked well enough to get me through grad school during COVID

Why you should ignore me

  • I am still easily distracted
  • My “tricks” are not well-tested, generalizable, or guaranteed to work indefinitely
  • The only consistent care responsibilities I have are for Pepper the Dog \(\rightarrow\)