my simple weekly planning routine (that actually works) 

u know she’s a programmer when she’s starts at index 0

Finally, a video that doesn't focus on productivity apps and instead of just sharing a strategy also offers resources to build our own. Thank you!

Planning (Plan week on Sunday): 1. Brain dump every task you need to complete in the week 2. Separate these into P0, P1, P2, and dependent - P0 is the biggest priority and P2 the least while dependent are tasks that you can’t do anything about right now and need to wait in order to complete 3. Schedule days and or times to complete each task

I'm starting to think lack of planning is the only thing separating me from success

Just when I think I have my life organized, I watch your videos and realize there is such a better way of organizing my days 😭

From experiment with several planning strategies, methods, and mediums, I can say with sincere certainty that every single thing you mentioned is important and helpful. The biggest thing is, as you mentioned, understand yourself; how you thing, your flow states, your awareness of time, etc. and then cultivating a system that feels right for you. This is definitely try and error so being able to track what works and what doesn't is key each week. I will definitely implement a lot of your strategies to my own planning routine! Great content!!! Keep it up!

I love how you keep the strategy simple so easy to implement and update, and then add more specificity only when it applies at a psychological/physiological level (like context switching time and scheduling important stuff when your brain is most clear). This seems like the most agile and efficient way to plan and work. I can't wait to try it.

Just as I was looking up planning strategies. Tina saves the day.

Just added the productivity project to my amazon cart. Thanks for the rec!

I'm creating positive baseline habits for myself and planning my week is one of them because I have quite a lot of objectives and goals for my life I definitely relate to giving up and doing nothing for the rest of the day or even month because I feel like I have no control of my time I've been planning and now I'm showing up.

Just started to learn about the idea of planning the year, months, weeks AND days. Always did it at a day level or thought of "long term" but never capturing the important dates ahead of time. I found that I never take time off from work because by the time I realized that something important was coming up, I was too busy in the day to day focus to really think about what I might want to do. As a result, I never really took time off from work. Although it is refreshing. Anyways, that idea of planning at the year, month, week and day level is a result of the training I am going through. Training to become a military recruiter that is. Seems like awesome stuff and a very refreshing perspective to look at things from an experienced recruiter and awesome instructor. Having someone show you that you CAN do it and it IS NOT crazy... to include that strong proven systems exist for these things... It is awesome. Leading by example! Appreciate your video for sure. Planning by the week seems awesome. I like that you mentioned flexibility too. Just being aware and accounting for that is good stuff honestly. Along with learning yourself more and more as a result of tracking how you execute your tasks.

I took notes and it made me realize just how outstanding this video advice was. Sharing the notes here, I hope you don't mind. [She usually plans her upcoming week Sundays around 5:30PM. She likes this system that works for her because it has simplicity and flexibility.] 1. Brain Dump. Dump all thoughts in head on paper. Doesn't even have to be a task. 2. Go through List. Cross off things that are not actionable and things you know you won't do this week. 3. Organize everything left into 4 Different Categories. P0, P1, P2, Dependent. P0 is highest priority - for those most important and urgent. 4. Two Minute Rule. Highlight everything that can be done in 2 minutes or less. Go do them now. This is an anti-procrastination habit. 5. Write down Day you will do the things on the list. For things you generally know when you will do them, write down the day next to them. This gives you an idea how your week will look. Schedule the day as they come. No need to schedule them in the daily planner until the day approaches as schedules shift. 6. Pre-plan outfits on Sunday nights, even if just having socks pre-planned or whatever drives you nuts to find in the morning. 7. Plan the day's schedule the night before or the morning of. a) Block out chunks of time for meetings, appointments and time-bound activities b) Put two P0 items at the top of your day (or 1 item but she prefers two items, one work related, one non-work related). Shedule these 2 P0 things as early as possible. TIPS: 1. Things always take longer than anticipated. 1.5 to 2 times longer. 2. Schedule time to context switch. She blocks in 30 minutes when switching tasks. 3. Schedule in breaks and time to eat. Be intentional and honest about your scheduling. 4. Things happen. Be ready to shift your schedule. See your plan as a Living Document. Important thing is you still have the rest of the day to use the time as you see fit and you can reprioritize items as needed as your day's schedule shifts. Try this and with time you will get better at planning and being more honest with yourself as you plan. And an added benefit is you will start noticing what works for you better and understand yourself better. :)

I've been binge watching your videos but this video was beyond helpful for me. I've spent the last 2 months feeling awful and stressed about using notion it's just soo overwhelming but I loooved your simple approach. Thanks!!

Same!! I am just searching on how to make a weekly plan then your video shows up, it is so useful, thank you so much Tina!!

Time, energy, attention and know when to break / adjust. This is GOLD! Thank you!

I loved this video Tina! It was really useful and it inspires me not to give up during the last 2 months of the year (usually, the end of the year is really difficult for me as I have already lost momentum). so THANK YOU

Hello! I have watched several of your videos and I applaud you for having such a fantastic work ethic and a strong sense of determination. I’ve sent your videos to some young girls in my community because I feel like you’re a good role model for them. Thank you for being you!

I cannot believe I’m just finding this channel. Tina, I love youuuuuu! I’ve struggled for so long with organizing my days. I’m officially your student/mentee. Thank you for sharing your growth journey with us.

Your content is seriously amazing Tina! I learn so much from each video

Thank you! I'm actively trying to change my mindset to track my study time and also eliminate these tendencies that you describe. This is very helpful.

Really like your videos! Good tips and also a good "down to earth" vibe, while still also being structured, focused and informative.

Thank you very much tina for those tips ! I feel like i needed to hear that it is okay when sth goes wrong because first we need to learn about ourselves to understand how we work . Excellent job !!

the thing about pre planning the week in the brain dump is the best thing that i heard. i used to pre plan it in my actual weekly planner, but then something would happen in that specific day and i would not do what was planned and it annoyed me so much i'd just give up on planning in the next week. your videos are life savers, tina!! keep the good work!

My software engineering BS has been hard for me mostly because of the planning and procrastination, not the actual coursework itself, and I'm trying to fix that so I really appreciate your wisdom!

this is really helpful thank you! it is very important to do something between big activities to let your mind rest and reset for a minute, totally agree

First I wanted to say you are amazing! Your videos give me THE BEST ideas. I organise my week using a bullet journal. Since September I have been trying a new system so up till now i scheduled the day before for the next day and had some monthly goals to work on. That didn't work too well and now for November, thanks to you, I will try to see if the brain dump works best! I don't know how I didn't think to incorporate it, since I have stress disorder, and thinking about to-dos is the arch nemesis of my productivity. Thank you Tina

Experimenting and self awareness with planning methods you like/don't like and what works/does not work is key. Excellent video. Thankyou!!👍

It’s amazing to see how complaisance you are in terms of understanding yourself to become more productive.

I just added the productivity project to my amazon cart. Your videos are always super helpful even though I don't relate to you in some ways, like I can't take your advice about failing to disappoint others because I don't feel the way you do about it, but I can totally take your strategy (using something to tie a new habit to, like you did with your fear of letting other people down).

love the brain dump tip tina!! thanks for inspiring me to plan and be more productive ☺️

Tina, I don’t know why you do what you do, but clearly you have passion for it. But, I just tried this method this morning and it worked beautifully! I thank the universe I found you. Keep it going. You’re doing the world a favor!

This is the best planning system I stumbled upon. I will for sure use it from now on. Thank you!! 👏🏽

This is incredible! You have this fresh take on planning that I didn't see anywhere else on youtube And you're a programmer so I know the tasks you deal with are similar to mine

Fantastic advice, really struck a nerve with a lot of the points (especially giving up once everything shift a little bit) thank you!

Just when I took pen and paper out to organize coming days and found your video👍thanks for awesome tips Tina🙌

Hey Tina, thank you so much for adding the practice assessment links🫂

Tina, your organization is amazing and gave me many new ideas! I wasn't used to put every task on Google Calendar and it totally makes sense. Thank you for sharing!

oh my god i feel so recognized and heard in this video. i’ve always always gave up on planners because i seem to work fine without them, that is until i started working, hanging out with friends, having summer homework, volunteering, college apps, etc. i was always so afraid of forgetting something, because it was a valid fear. even when i was a child i’d forget my homework almost every day in elementary school 😭 i forget small details and tasks very easily and these deadlines i miss can really screw up my grades. thank you for this video, i will see if this technique can help me

I got a heart attacc at every minute of this vid. I can't handle this much planning 😭😭😭

Honestly, your videos are high key helpful!!! I do the brain dump too...so helpful!!!

This vidoe came so on time for me. I was just about to give up with plenty of assignments for my studies increasing every week! I'll try to adapt a similar system and see what happens 👀 thank you!

thank you very much for the share 💖 really love the insight seeing it as a "living document"

Always love your methods it’s good to try different options of productivity.

I really appreciate this video because it's not intimidating and feels accomplishable. Thanks!

I don’t know how to explain but you give me so much motivation! Thank you

Thanks! Interesting strategy of planning! I think to make it even more effective - this todo should always be in sight.

I love these videos, really practical advice! thanks

Thank you for your time ☺️ You are really helping me.

This is a really cool video. Very helpful. I am going to use a lot of the techniques here.

You have saved me this semester with time-blocking alone. Bless.

You just earned a subscriber I LOVE THIS

This is absolutely brilliant.. you’re definitely using 100% of your brain

I was looking for a planning method for back to school and no video worked for me But yours was the best and there is no need for me to search for other videos also thanku sis

I just found your page and I love everything! Your content is Amazing

Amazingly useful content as always . thanks Tina !

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Great stuff. This seems like shorter term day to day planning, but it reminded me of something I've thought about when it comes to goals and longer term planning. Having a plan it's not about following it. It's about having a plan. A plan roots you. It's what you have decided you are about. It's the thing you deviate from. If you don't have a plan then you don't know if you are deviating way too often, and need to take a look in the mirror and decide if you need to change your goals or make moves to stay more committed. If all you have are vague thoughts instead of a written plan you will often feel like you are wobbling too much. If you have a written plan then you haven't actually changed your plans unless you bother writing the change in. This prevents you from having any stray idea be a 'change in the plan'. Only when you are committed enough *to bother to write the change* have you actually made a change. This would at most swing back and forth a few times until you settle on something you keep coming back to.

I love your videos!! Thank you 🙏

you're an inspiration!

Recently discovered your channel, thanks for the resource of useful information.

Awesome and useful content!! 😍 I just discovered your channel and now you already have one new subscriber 🤓 Keep it going!🔥

Wow, your time management skills are amazing!

"if things don't go according to plan just give up" - changing this behaviour is a real game changer. This happens when trying to do everything perfect ...and the enemy of good is perfect. Also took me quite some time to change that :)

Great realistic approach and useful techniques Tina

I just love you..you are always here to guide. p.s. anime is really motivating

Man I wish I had found these planning strategies when I was younger, I had such a hard time keeping up with schedules and planning anything. Thanks for sharing these tips, I will be trying them out for a bit, I think with my little demon toddler I’m going to have to put alooooot of context switching time lol

What I do is I follow a template for my day. It goes along the lines of 8:30-10:30am work, 10:30-12pm workout + breakfast, 12-2pm work, 2pm-.. rest, then work and so on.. Hours are the same everyday, but what in particular goes under work is flexible and depends.

I make a check list in order of priority in Google Task. When something in the list increse or lower it priority, I simple drag and drop accordingly.

This is amazing!!

Thank you, Tina it's really helpful

Your system is great, thanks for sharing :)

Thank u so much for this video!!! really very helpful...

this is the one of best video on this topic

8:16 I do the exact opposite, because if I am on time I tend to procastimate and end up spending more time than it needs. So I like to schedule my tasks distributing less time than it needs so that I can actually complete it on time 😅

This was much more helpful than Matt D and Ali A! This I could start using right away, as is. Thank you!

Love this!

Thanks for sharing this! I will check out the books and explore the note app!

One thing -> Two things, me: 10000 things I realized that I have to manage my sleep time better when I watched this, I have two kids and I tend to go to sleep around 1 or 2 am and get up around 6 30

A gtd simplified! Brilliant!

Hmm I really like the brain dump method .. I might add tasks to my scoreboards and cross them like you showed us. I'll start with four hours of anime :3 ( loved the outro btw )

Great vídeo! Loved it 😊

I have found that I enjoy planning but can't for the life of me stick to the plan or stay motivated enough. Thank you for the suggestions, I will try this method. Just haven't been able to focus very well for some reason, particularly when it comes to studying.

I like the simplicity of your room

The brain dump strategy was super helpful

This is cool will definitely implement some of these strategies thx i like anime too currently watching the promise never land season 2 on hulu

Thank you so much!

Super super super like, this video has motivated me to get out of the bed 😊😌

Amazing thank you so much

Nice video. Whenever I think of planning my week. I think of J types in MBTI lol. I'm more a P type. However, I find note-planners like obsidian useful at times.

I feel you on the socks thing...most annoying thing ever especially when you are in a rush

I kind of had an epiphany recently that i really *really* need to reorganize and get my stuff together and this video came at the right time. Thank you so much tina 🥲

I love how messy it is!!! I feel guilt and shame when my plans aren’t perfection! By the time i get done obsessing about all the small insignificant details I’m too exhausted to be productive.

Very useful, thank you

Loved it Quick suggestion A video on how students can plan out their study schedule.

Love your hairstyle. The bow really suits you. ^___^ Thank you for sharing your strategies with us. (:

Great video. Thanks. Brain dump is the best part, just let it out. Sort it later.

Time blocking is everything!

I’m exactly that person who gives up for the rest of the day when things dont go according to plan. And this is just happening now!! But after watching this vid, I’m going to reschedule my day now! 😛 thanks tina for a great content (as alwaysss) ❤️

Sunday at 5 is usually when I am recovering from the weekend not planning my week, I need to be more like you LOL

time blocking is pretty nice :)