Helen's Planning System

Greetings :) I have an entire catalogue of plan with me videos on Youtube, but I wanted to create some still guides as reference material. I take a fluid approach and don't stick rigidly to my own guide, but I do have some patterns I follow.

0. Table of contents

1. Hobonichi Cousin: Monthly
2. Hobonichi Cousin: Weekly
3. Hobonichi Cousin: Daily
4. Hobonichi Weeks: Health & Fitness

1. Hobonichi Cousin: Monthly

• I set this up at beginning of the month to give me a good overview of what's to come. I update the calendar for more accuracy maybe 1-2 times throughout the month.
• The monthly section is honestly unnecessary for me functionally, since I have a separate "messy" calendar for all of my deadlines. It's fun for me to decorate though, so I do it anyways :)

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2. Hobonichi Cousin: Weekly

• This section is for mapping out my weekly schedule & time-blocking.
• I do a bit of memory keeping, but only select highlights. Smaller memories and details go in the daily section.
• I usually set-up the base on Monday morning and add whatever information I know for the rest of the week.
• I update this section as the week progresses, typically 2 days at a time, since I don't know my exact schedule in advance.

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3. Hobonichi Cousin: Daily

• I use the daily pages for my work to-do list & free journaling space.
• I start each day by answering a journaling prompt. Sometimes I write a lot, sometimes I write one sentence, and sometimes I answer with a doodle. (prompt list)
• Typically: I write my to-do list and answer the prompt while waiting for my coffee to cool. The rest of the entries and to-do list updates are done throughout the day, whenever I have time.

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4. Hobonichi Weeks: Health & Fitness

• I use my Hobonichi Weeks to log information–not to plan for things. This means I record information at the end of the day, or even the next morning!
• This is tailored to my life and my needs, but you can adapt it for other things like meal tracking, sleep tracking, etc.

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