The biggest thing to do is to keep track of tasks so nothing is forgotten and prioritize them accordingly. Nobody likes hearing "I forgot".
Second, learn to identify when you are getting stuck in 'rabbit holes'. For some this is trying to achieve perfection, when you need to be 'good enough'. Sometimes it's endlessly researching the solution and its tangential paths, 'off on a tangent'. EDIT: Sometimes it's commenting on Hacker News......
Document and Discipline. Create a feedback loop where your Discipline fuels your Documentation to keep you organized, and the Documentation keeps your Discipline focused and prioritized on what matters.
You are absolutely correct. My company has just a single employee, me. I still document everything. I have a kanban board for things I need to do. Things that need to be done at a specific date/time get a calendar invite with a reminder. Anytime I make a decision or researrch something it goes documented in my OneNote so I can go back to look at it later to remind myself why I did something.
Second, learn to identify when you are getting stuck in 'rabbit holes'. For some this is trying to achieve perfection, when you need to be 'good enough'. Sometimes it's endlessly researching the solution and its tangential paths, 'off on a tangent'. EDIT: Sometimes it's commenting on Hacker News......
Document and Discipline. Create a feedback loop where your Discipline fuels your Documentation to keep you organized, and the Documentation keeps your Discipline focused and prioritized on what matters.