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Mainly through experience. I also keep a diary where I mainly track my mood and energy levels and what I did each day. That way I can look back on it and see trends. By now I know for example that doctor's appointments are comparatively stressful for me, because I often crash afterwards. Then I adjust the expected stress level by how I feel each day (the most difficult part is figuring that out, but I'm also trying to get better at that) to anticipate how much energy it will cost me, than change my plans if neccessary.
Ah man that sounds awesome, but the executive function necessary to run all of that has the ADHD of my auDHD self curling up into a ball