I think an important aspect in this post is the idea of a maximum amount of time for a particular section. I've had some success using this to combat perfectionist tendencies. In addition, im currently going through grad school with 2 kids and reading about others who have made it is always good for maintaining the "can do" attitude.
What is your tech-stack for to-do?
A clock, a piece of paper and a pen.
> I gave myself 9 hours per day to make progress on research. I gave the rest of my time to my family. I negotiated some exceptions with my wife (paper deadlines, conference travel, late meetings that others scheduled),
Wait, missing a crucial detail here - so his wife was a SAHM, or a PhD student as well?
> As students, we’d have fewer responsibilities and being under the poverty line, we wouldn’t get caught up in materialism. It’d be us, our love for our child, and our professional dreams.