There’s a lot of good examples of time schedules here but I have one thing I do every morning that helps me. I have a running notebook of things I need to do (just a daily log in OneNote). Before I start my day, I go through yesterday’s log and make sure I check off what I did. I add anything that’s obviously missing. I make a copy of this list in a note with today’s date. Then I look at my calendar and email and add anything that’s missing.

Next, I mark each item with a color for “must get done today”, “must get done this week”, and “can be later”. I create a new column and copy in the smaller list of what o want to do today. I add in personal stuff like a run, weights, meditation, laundry, etc.

As a third step I make a rough schedule for the day. It’s just text with some times and tasks. I try to make it under-aggressive. As the day goes on I adjust and check things off.

It helps keep me from feeling overwhelmed and makes sure I get the important things done first.