Find a plan that fits your day

Start the day

• • task: Choose my most important outcome
• • task: Clear one small blocker
• ○ event: Meeting or appointment

Close the day

• • task: Send one follow-up
• – note: What moved forward today?
• • task: Move unfinished work to tomorrow intentionally

Before

• ○ event: Meeting topic and time
• – note: What decision do we need?

After

• – note: Decision and context
• • task: Next action — owner and due date
• • task: Send a recap to the people who need it

Capture

• • task: My next small action
• – note: A thought worth keeping
• ○ event: An event to remember

Review

• • task: Review today: complete, cancel, or move unfinished tasks

Reflect

• – note: A win from this week
• – note: Something I learned
• • task: Review unfinished tasks: still worth doing?

Next week

• • task: Create a plan for next week
• • task: Move useful unfinished tasks into the next plan
• • task: Choose one priority for next week

Define

• Write the outcome in one sentence
• List the people affected
• Define what done looks like

Prepare

• List required inputs and dependencies
• Identify the next decision
• Set a target date

Execute

• Complete the smallest first action
• Review progress and unblock the next action
• Capture final notes and follow-up

Must do

• Choose the three outcomes that matter most
• Schedule the first action for each outcome

Should do

• Capture useful secondary work
• Remove anything that does not need to happen this week

Review

• Mark finished work
• Move unfinished work intentionally
• Write one lesson for next week

Core practice

• Complete one Kana Dojo practice session
• Run one Adaptive Retrieval Practice session
• Review the current Jōyō Kanji range

Input & reading

• Read one Tsundoku / Reading Nook selection
• Use the Side by Side Reader on one short article or passage
• Review one Michel Thomas Method Companion activity

Use it

• Add useful Japanese phrases to this week's retrieval set
• Write or say one short internal-monologue sequence in Japanese
• Capture one thing that felt easier this week

Weekly close

• Move unfinished study intentionally instead of duplicating it
• Choose next week's smallest Japanese-learning focus

Basics

• Confirm purpose and guest list
• Choose date and location
• Set a working budget

Logistics

• Confirm food or refreshments
• Prepare supplies and equipment
• Send final details to attendees

Closeout

• Complete day-of checklist
• Clean up and return borrowed items
• Capture follow-up actions

Plan

• Define the exact area or problem
• Take measurements or photos
• Set a budget ceiling

Get ready

• Create a materials list
• Acquire tools and supplies
• Clear and protect the work area

Finish

• Complete the work in small sections
• Test or inspect the result
• Clean up and store leftovers

Inspect

• Confirm what each row represents
• Identify key columns
• Check missing and duplicate values

Question

• Write the main question the data should answer
• Choose one comparison worth testing
• Note suspicious or unusual values

Communicate

• Choose the simplest useful visual
• Write one plain-language finding
• Create a follow-up specklet from the finding

Book

• Confirm dates and travelers
• Confirm transportation
• Confirm lodging

Prepare

• Check required documents
• Make a short packing list
• Handle home or pet responsibilities

Before leaving

• Download essential confirmations
• Charge devices and batteries
• Do a final essentials check