"He who fails to plan is planning to fail!"
- Winston Chruchill
Monday morning, the start of a new day, a new week. I have been contemplating what to write since I woke up at four this morning. I had several topics in my mind and in my list. Then I remembered there are lots of things that I need to do offline as well. After seeing a post by @MegaKyodaiBanrai (Revamping my schedule for better productivity), I realized that I need to plan my day. Not just my day, but the whole week. And I should consider my monthly goals in making my weekly and daily goals.
Hello, readers. It's on the 6th of September. The first Monday of the month. I am not new when it comes to planning my day. But I must admit I'm never consistent with it. I tried so many times in the past. I tried using a pen and notebook. But I would end up misplacing the notebook. I tried using apps like Google Keep and Evernote. But when I cram up my schedule on either of those apps, I had this uneasy feeling of looking at it.
But lately, with the classes has resumed, I must plan each week and each so I would have a constant reminder of what I need to do. But considering the factors that are beyond my control, I must make sure that I have some spare time to face the "necessary" distractions, especially when it comes to my kids.
In this post, I will share with you How important it is to plan. how I will make my plan using an app that I have encountered lately.
Importance of Planning
As the wise Winston Churchill (and other notable personalities in the past) said, "By failing to plan, is planning to fail."
Planning is setting a direction. It is your roadmap towards your goal. It's the blueprint in turning dreams into reality.
I have already set my long-term goals (a number of times already), I have set smaller goals toward those larger goals. But I fail in making plans on a daily and weekly basis. But somehow, in the last three months that I have been active here in read.cash, I had been setting my monthly goals already.
And now that I have to deal both with online and offline activities, I must divide my time properly to the activities that matter most. Include the time that I need to do it if I must. But my time must not be too rigid like I did in the past. Sometimes, there are activities that I can't just force myself in doing, like writing. Sometimes, when I have a certain time for writing, I'm drawing a blank! I would stare at my phone, or laptop with an empty mind as blank as a clean white bond paper. And sometimes, I could finish at least a 600+ word article in an hour or two, sometimes it would take me four or more.
My Approach.
I would plan for each week and each day. But I will not cram every hour with an activity or two. I would divide my day into four. First if the moment I wake up.
4 AM to 7 AM. Which will include my morning prayer and meditation for 5 minutes, exercise, and read some articles in read.cash and noise.cash. And of course, create and upload the quote of the image for noise.
7 AM to 8 AM is reserved for breakfast and some time with the kids.
8 AM to 12 Noon. My morning activities will vary from day to day.
12 to 1 PM. Lunch Break
1 PM to 5 PM. Like my morning activities, my afternoon activities will vary as well.
5 PM to 8 PM is set for family time. We have dinner around 7 PM
8 PM to 10 PM Some other things that need to be done including preparation for the next day
New Tool - Zoho Notebook
As I have mentioned, I have used Evernote and Keep to do my schedule in the past, but I have long stopped that. I still use Evernote, to view and update my long-term goals. When I got my new Huawei phone, it's quite inconvenient to use Google Keep. And since I am mostly typing now from a (borrowed) Chromebook, I want my notes to be synced automatically between the Chromebook, the tablet (another borrowed device), and my phone.
Why three devices? I need to, oftentimes my phone is hijacked by a little kid.
Final Thoughts
I don't need to make a perfect plan. And trying to stick 100% to a plan my cause me unnecessary stress. I make these plans to be more productive but not to cause stress and later on burn me out.
As another World War II hero, Gen. George S. Patton once said:
"A good plan violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan executed next week!"
Thanks for reading!
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Lead Image: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay with modification.
Crammed Schedule: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
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When you have a lot of activities, it is good to make a plan to organize your ideas. But a very tight plan can also produce anxiety if you do not keep up with the pace of execution. I made a plan of activities to accomplish my goals in September in read.cash and it's already making my debut... hahahaha.... Greetings friend.