{"id":16136,"date":"2019-07-31T00:43:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T00:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-do-you-do-when-in-your-day-new-tasks-show-up-how-do-you-keep-track-of-them-and-make-sure-you-are-on-the-right-path\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:37:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:37:10","slug":"what-do-you-do-when-in-your-day-new-tasks-show-up-how-do-you-keep-track-of-them-and-make-sure-you-are-on-the-right-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-do-you-do-when-in-your-day-new-tasks-show-up-how-do-you-keep-track-of-them-and-make-sure-you-are-on-the-right-path\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you do when in your day new tasks show up? 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I brain drain and prioritize to wrap up the night.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1876355471\"><div id=\"thefa-1663811173\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Procrastination is not laziness. It's a lack of routine.<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Build yours now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Kirk A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually get a little flustered. I\u2019m trying to prioritize my task now. So when new ones arise I check the importance and add them to my list appropriately. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Zoltan F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I use a to-do list app. Every time something comes up, it goes in my todo inbox. Then when I have a moment, typically every 2 hours I\u2019ll reorganize my todos<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Naomi J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I have use a student planner. They have room to write details of things you want to accomplish, and you can check things off as you go.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jackson Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Previously I used to put them in my cell phone Reminder app. Now i\u2019m going to need to be diligent about keeping my To Do notebook with me so I can write it down there! 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