My 2024 word of the year
Let's talk word of the year!
- What is a word of the year?
- Why to choose one
- How to choose one
- My word of the year
With bonus shire horse metaphor.
How to plan
Goal planning: Part 2 - If goal planning doesn't work for us, how do we effect change?
Back in October I recorded an off-the-cuff video explaining how I struggle with goal planning, and wrote a short blog post summarising it: Goal planning: Part 1 - Why is it a struggle?. I got a bunch of great responses, and also did some extensive research (I asked Google and ChatGPT). This post and video is a follow-up. It looks at a few possible reasons for goal planning being a struggle, and suggests some next steps to try.
My thanks to Kate helping clarify the key question: if conventional goal planning doesn't work for us, how do we effect change in our lives?
Goal planning: Part 1 - Why is it a struggle?
I recently recorded an off-the-cuff video explaining how I struggle with goal planning. This post contains that video, and a brief summary. I plan to follow up with a part 2 that covers some of the responses I got, and maybe (if I'm feeling brave) a part 3 where I set up a type of goal planning for 2024.
Letting go of planner perfectionism when choosing your planner
When the prep work on choosing your planner goes too far, and starts stressing you out, it's time to let go of the perfectionism.
There's a much shorter version of this post, with bonus cat:
Surviving planner hype season
How to get through planner hype season without overspending, overloading, and overconsuming. Or not.
Design your planning system
Most of us don't find our favourite planner or perfect system on the first try. However, constantly hopping from planner to planner gets expensive (and frustrating).
To find the planning system that supports your life, you need to:
- Be intentional: really stop and think through what you need and why you need it.
- Experiment: find a cheap, easy way to try out layouts and systems.
That's what this post is all about: a guide to help you discover your planning system. You'll try out a series of methods and layouts, starting with the most basic: a todo list. As you go, you'll reflect on your experience, and by the end you'll be closer to understanding what you need from your planning system right now.