I have like six different apps, three notepads, two calendars, and a whiteboard that nobody looks at, and I still somehow miss deadlines that felt impossible to forget two days ago. I track everything. I have reminders set. I even color coded things because I thought that would help and now I just have a very organized panic.
At this point I genuinely think the system isn't the problem. The problem is my brain decided that if I write something down I can just delete it from my memory permanently. Like it's in the cloud now, it's fine, I don't need to think about it anymore.
So how are people actually staying on top of deadlines without just accepting that burnout is part of the deal, Is there actually a solution that doesn't involve becoming obsessive about checking things or is this just the human condition we have to suffer through?
Also if anyone says the answer is a spreadsheet I need you to know that I have a spreadsheet. It is beautiful. Nobody reads it, including me, but its there and its organized.