When plans don’t stay planned
I created quite the summer camp spreadsheet over the past few weeks. I didn't start quite as early this year as some years but I …Read More
Category Archives: Planning
Hold the far future loose; hold the near future close
I spend a lot of time planning. I want to complete long term projects, such as writing books based on research projects I've done. Over …Read More
The March friendship challenge
When I have people track their time, they are often pleasantly surprised to see how much time they are spending with their families. Friends, on the …Read More
Everyone gets something to look forward to
My kids get quite a long weekend for Presidents' Day -- the Monday, of course, but also Friday, which is a teacher in-service day. Thursday …Read More
Last minute party planning
I have planned a fair number of children's birthday parties over the years. However, after 18 months of Covid, I'm a bit out of practice. …Read More
What planning looks like
In my most recent weekly newsletter ("A week's worth" — do you subscribe?) I argued that a weekly planning session doesn't need to take much …Read More
Plan tight, then plan light
Over the years, I have become a Friday planning evangelist. Every Friday, I sit down with my calendar and my "planner" (a notebook from Target, …Read More
Friday planning and the spinning plates
At circuses or carnivals, some performance artists specialize in spinning plates. They hoist plates or bowls or some other such objects on poles and try …Read More
On not running the Philadelphia marathon
In an alternate universe, I would have run the Philadelphia Marathon this past weekend. Since my 1100-day running streak ended with the birth of my …Read More
What’s your fourth quarter strategy?
This has been quite the year. It is almost three-quarters done, which means there is one quarter left to go. Lots of organizations do annual …Read More
