As someone who struggles with anxiety, depression, anorexia, OCD, and sensory processing disorder/autism, what helps me the most in managing my daily life is keeping a planner. My planner helps me remember appointments, balance my homework schedule, and plan meals. I tend to hyperfocus on tasks, whether that be a specific homework project or hobbies, and I forget to attend to other needs like eating food or even chores and other homework assignments. Checking things off in my planner gives me something to look forward to and keeps me on track. Because of my sensory disorder, I love color and it's a lot easier for me to organize things based on that color-coding. My OCD also likes this, and it's a harmless way to scratch that itch. I can write down homework assignments in pink on my planner, reading assignments in purple, chores in blue, and personal projects in green, and then highlight them all in another color when I complete them. This is an easy way for me to track my progress. Knowing that I have accomplished tasks for the day also helps my anxiety because I feel like I've made progress towards the things that make me anxious, and it also breaks down tasks into smaller pieces and makes them seem easier and more doable. This is very important in managing depression because when I'm depressed, even simple tasks can make me feel like I'm trying to climb Mount Fuji. It's a lot easier to sit down and pick a paper topic to write about and check that off in my planner than it is to be faced with the huge, daunting task of 'write an essay'. Using a planner is my number-one asset for managing my life while struggling with mental health.