Tag: task management

• Choosing the Next Right Thing

  

  As someone who is easily overwhelmed by everyday life, I think about this phrase all the time: the next right thing.

  kathrynvela

  August 19, 2025

  Challenges, Uncategorized

  decision-making, goals, leadership, life, mental-health, new job, New role, Pareto Principle, priorities, productivity, Project Management, task management, Time Management, Todoist, values-based decision making, weekly reflection, work-life balance

• How Simple Systems Help Me Thrive at Work (and Keep My Sanity)

  

  Besides meeting new people and earning a regular paycheck, my favorite part of starting a new role is setting up my personal workflows and project management tools. Gretchen Rubin coined the phrase “Outer order, inner calm”, and that perfectly encapsulates how I feel when my digital ducks are in a row.

  kathrynvela

  July 1, 2025

  Project Management

  Customer training, Digital organization, Job transition, Personal Workflows, productivity, Professional Development, Remote work tips, Stress reduction, task management, Workplace systems

• Aligning Your Work with What Truly Matters

  

  Whether you’re a solo librarian, part of a team, or managing a department, these time management strategies will help you focus on what matters most and reduce the noise that distracts you from your core mission.

  kathrynvela

  May 1, 2025

  Librarianship

  80/20 rule, calendar, efficiency, goal setting, goal-setting, goals, leadership, librarian, library, Pareto Principle, priorities, productivity, Professional Development, self-improvement, task management, time blocking, Time Management, values