I did some quick googling before deciding how to log my time and read that Clockify was the favorite for 2023. There’s a desktop version but it wasn’t as easy to navigate as the browser version, so that’s what I used this week.
I wasn’t necessarily surprised at how much time it took me to complete my assignments this, but I’m definitely dwelling on how I will bill my time post-school. I have ADHD and generally things just take me longer than I think they take most people.
I realized this week (not for the first time) that one of my biggest challenges is breaking projects down into smaller tasks. I lose a lot of time “working” on things without conceptualizing what it is I’m working towards. When I do this, it’s easy to get side-tracked. I will be logging my time from now on, with the intention of gaining a level of practicality about how much time I need to set aside for projects, as well as hopefully shaving off some of the lost time that’s inherent with neurodivergence. My mantra about my own neurodivergence is something akin to, all of my structures need to be external.
