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Thanks for your reply! Your method is simple enough to work well without becoming tiring over time, but I wonder: would you want to change it somehow? Would you

by dictum 14y ago

Thanks for your reply! Your method is simple enough to work well without becoming tiring over time, but I wonder: would you want to change it somehow? Would you use software (specifically, a web app) instead of paper? How do you keep goals "coordinated" (for lack of a better metaphor in a paper-based system) between days, weeks, months and trimesters? For instance, if something new appears or if something doesn't happen as expected, does it interfere in your project? Do you just rip the page off and start writing a new one, or is it as simple as striking stuff that's no longer valid? Do you have any difficulty to know what tasks you should write down for the next day, or for the week? Do you work on multiple projects at a time?

orangethirty 14y ago
0. No, I would not change it. At this point, I'e tried everything, and this works for me. 1. I tried software. It does not work for me because the act of writing down the plan helps me think about it. 2. I keep them coordinated by visiting my longer term goals every week. 3. I always plan from a negative point of view. Meaning that I work as if the worst case scenario is the most likely thing to happen. 4. I never rip pages. Everything I write can be useful for future plans. I actually have notebooks dating back to more than 5 years. Full of business lessons and plans from back then. They are worth their weight in gold. :) 5. I dont have a difficulty picking over tasks. Planning with the worst case scenario as the default makes that easy. 6. Yes. Right now I'm working on a professional project for a client (really huge project), and Nuuton (personal project). I also do business development consulting.