In recent weeks, the only way for me to stay up to date and make sure that I don’t forget stuff, is to ensure that the important things stay on my radar long enough. This literally means that I have a to-do list of daily, “smaller” tasks along with a whiteboard that contains all the big stuff going on.
So every morning, I just stand & stare at the whiteboard for a few minutes before tweaking my to-do lists and gunning into action to get the most important stuff done.