I tend to go with the flow.
I do have a few important tasks I'd like to accomplish each day, week, etc. but I don't do any extensive planning around when/how they will get done until I decide to start tackling them.
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@ryangilbert, I Love people who go with the flow... It seems we are the minority :) Everyone tends to plan everything. When I used to work in corporate, I was putting dinners with my BF, cinema outings with my friends, and even visits to my parents into my calendar. No spontaneity, no surprises, no excitement... I left corporate two years ago and was still doing this for a while (a habit, I guess) before finally breaking free.
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There are days when you like to go with the flow. But for most days, it's best to plan in advance.
I use Findz to plan my work time and personal time. It helps me plan trips with friends, manage my workday with colleagues and more. We are finally launching it Product Hunt soon. It's currently live on the Upcoming products page. www.producthunt.com/upcoming/findz. Would love to get a feedback from this amazing community. Thanks.
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My advise as a student who prepares for uni exams is plan something for managing things but never forget to breathe in sometimes. The best plans are those found in confusion.
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@caralunes Couldnt agree more! The recent tendency to plan everything and make life look like an army roaster - diminishes the very meaning of living that is supposed to be exploration, curiosity, excitement, surprise, wonders...
Hi! Most of the time, there's a plan for my day. Sometimes it's more, sometimes less detailed. However, I need at least some organizational basis to start my day off right.
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Definitely plan it in advance, dont know if you can really be effective without planning your day? Or can you?
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I like planning my weekdays in advance based on the tasks that I have to accomplish at work. That helps me in using my time efficiently. But apart from that I like going with the flow (weekends) as there is always an element of surprise and excitement for the same. :)
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I used to plan my day in advance, to the hour. But it took a toll on me/wasn't sustainable for me.
Now use more flexible to-do lists for the day, and do them around my meetings, so I'm flexible enough with anything unexpected comes or I need more time than planned to the certain tasks :)
What about you @johannes_pittgens ?
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@fariz_hakim Thanks for sharing! I'm currently experimenting with this. Currently I try out how effective setting my top 3 priorities for the day is.
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Tried both approaches and both work equally well for me, depending on my mood, my productivity, and motivation. I try not to force myself to do anything and approach every project, task, or activity with curiosity and a fresh mind. To-do lists and task lists tend to bring excitement down and do not leave room for improvisation.
I always plan in advance and I use Motion to manage my tasks and multiple calendars in order to optimize my day for the ideal return on invested time - which interestingly enough is a metric I recommend tracking in your work and personal life relative to the habits/ activities.
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Yep, it helps to have a plan for the day. I actually prefer to pull it from the outline of a weekly plan on urgency basis. Weekends are another story though :)
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