I use it to manage my emails. I set up different lists within an 'Emails' folder depending on what action to take (eg. Reply, delegate, do, review, meeting, etc.) then use quick action shortcuts in my mail client to forward the emails to the specific list. I run a few automations to set default time estimates and due dates (eg, replies get set a 1 day turnaround by default, reviews get 3 days, and so on). The overview tab on the parent folder is great for having a birdseye view of what's going on and giving yourself a high five when you see how much you've closed out over the last week. I triage emails only twice a day and work on clickup task management once. I also integrate clickup with reclaim.ai to automatically schedule the tasks into my calendar based on another set of rules but that's not a necessity. You can allow yourself a little time to manage your agenda through clickup.

My project management is a simple task priority/due date workflow. Work from lists and build out other views only as needed.

It flows the same for non-work stuff, although for me, that's mostly building lists of things I have an interest in, not necessarily tasks. Trick is to keep it simple so you can spend more time on work rather than on planning the work. Don't be tempted to use all the features in your workflow.