A realistic weekly plan has fewer items than you think and more slack than feels comfortable.
Most advice on this topic assumes unlimited time and perfect discipline. In practice, the approach that works is the one that fits into an ordinary week, survives a bad day and can be explained to someone else in two sentences.
Start with the outcome
Most advice on this topic assumes unlimited time and perfect discipline. In practice, the approach that works is the one that fits into an ordinary week, survives a bad day and can be explained to someone else in two sentences.
What usually goes wrong
Most advice on this topic assumes unlimited time and perfect discipline. In practice, the approach that works is the one that fits into an ordinary week, survives a bad day and can be explained to someone else in two sentences.
- Doing too much in the first week
- Measuring the wrong thing
- Skipping the review
A simple method
Most advice on this topic assumes unlimited time and perfect discipline. In practice, the approach that works is the one that fits into an ordinary week, survives a bad day and can be explained to someone else in two sentences.
| Step | Time | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Decide | 5 min | Removes the daily debate |
| Do | 20 min | Small enough to finish |
| Review | 5 min | Keeps it honest |
Keeping it going
Most advice on this topic assumes unlimited time and perfect discipline. In practice, the approach that works is the one that fits into an ordinary week, survives a bad day and can be explained to someone else in two sentences.
The best system is the one you can restart after missing a day.