If you don't know how you're spending your time on the computer, chances are you could be wasting a lot of it. Enter RescueTime, a free, simple utility that will show you exactly where your time goes.
Picking the next thing to do is hard. Where the hell do you start? It's helpful to have a process you can follow that will guide you in the right direction, and David Allen provides two of them in his book, Getting Things Done.
It's a simple equation: the dishes need to get done, because if they don't get done, they pile up and then you get sad. But here's the thing - activities that eat up a lot of time but only a little attention are incredible opportunities to be more productive.
However you manage your schedule, it's easy to get caught in the trap of adding absolutely everything to it because, man, that feeling of crossing something off of it just feels so good. The two minute rule will save you from that trap.
The Pomodoro Technique is a dead-simple time management technique that breaks your time down into easy-to-manage chunks. It helps you focus, get more done (in less time), and become much more productive. What's not to love?
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