I haven't noticed a progression, so much as it's just shifted a lot with Covid. I've also been at my current job for 6 years, so pre-Covid, so much of what I did had been just ingrained into me that it was easy for me to stay organized. Now that I'm WFH until our office re-opens and juggling a child who is schooling from home, I have notices that it is MUCH harder to stay organized.
Are you back in the office or are you working remotely still? If you are in the office, have a notebook or post its in your hand at all times. Block off 15 minutes at the start of your day, preferably not at your desk, to go through your post its and notebook and create a plan for the day. use color coding on it for easy reference. Unless something is a true emergency, don't stop what you are doing to attend to it. Write it down and incorporate it into the next day's plan.
If you are at home, set timers and reminders on your phone or Alexa. Alexa has saved me from missing calls and appointments more times than I care to admit.
It's taken me sometime to fine a system and it's still not great but play around with those ideas and see what helps and go from there.
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