I love this!! Mainly cause I do this often too. I can't live without my google cal nowadays, my personal life has never been this organized like ever!! I do have a question though, have there been days (or weeks) when your goals are not met? How do you go around that? I've had "drought" weeks when I try to give myself a break from being too organized cause I feel like i'm not trying to live life spontaneously haha. What's your take on this?

Hi Melissa! Thanks for asking! 😄

To answer your first question: "How long?" -> I've been applying this principle for over 1.5 years in different forms:

• As a Scrum Master in a 9-month project, we used it in our weekly or bi-weekly sprints: Sprint planning (Planning) -> Implementation (Doing) -> Sprint Review (Checking) -> Retrospective (Reflecting and Generating Actions). We even applied it daily during status checks.

• Working as a Trainer in the T&D team for 7 months, I would check & define actions (C&A) with the manager and team, plan my to-do list with estimates (P), and then execute it (D).

• Currently, I'm officially applying these 4 steps (PDCA) to my personal projects and freelance job for 2 weeks now.

Regarding your second question about whether it helps me achieve bigger goals, I see a significant impact from the 9-month project and my work in IT so I have hope for my personal project 😃. So far, after two weeks, I feel it helps me achieve my weekly goals and contributes to my larger vision. This tool is particularly helpful for long-term visions where detailed steps are not yet defined.

Hope this answers your questions. Feel free to share more from your experience. 😉

Hi Rox, thanks for asking! That's a good question! I'd love to share my experience.

Yes, there are definitely days or weeks when goals are not met as expected. Here's how I deal with it:

• First, I accept that not achieving plans (or failure) is part of life. I can't control everything in my life and the world around me. Unexpected things like sickness, accidents, or needing more time can cause plans to fail. I remind myself that I'm not a robot; we are all human and can't control everything.

• Second, I reflect on the experience and learn from it. I focus on the person I want to be rather than the specific goal. I look for small progress that brings me closer to my desired self and consider what I can do differently to achieve my goal next time. I focus on improving "my part."

Over time, I've learned to leave at least 20% of my schedule open for unexpected events and to prioritize important tasks early (Front-load).

In summary, planning helps me prepare better for the future and use my time meaningfully, but it doesn't stop me from being adaptable or flexible.

Hope this helps. Thanks again for asking! :)

I love Notion too!!! My whole retirement plan is there. LOL

I do! I always keep post-its beside me during meetings so it's easier to note down some fast insights

Me! I just write it out on my ipad or paper otherwise I have to use my brain to remember the place I put the task and then open it etc...

ok won't lie, for daily tasks ive figured out literally no app works for me. i use MONK JOURNAL. https://monkmanual.com/ i kinda like that the format has you do a little bit of gratuity and daily intention/reflection as part of the planning, and honestly i really only do tasks i handwrite down, i don't know why that is... like if i have to actually physically write it down it must be important lol

I try to organize and decorate my Notion page (to look aesthetic🙏🏻) and it took my whole day before i can be productive 🥲🥲

screenshot!!! i'm always so amazed at ppl who like... hellllaaa deck out their planning

I'm obsessed with notebooks too!!

You can export evernote to Notion if you want to see how to use Notion from Evernote. I did the switch 4 years ago and don't regret.

then you gotta find one that's working for you.. haha

or we can be unproductive tgt.. but hey embracing your inner sloth every now and then is just as important >~<