Weekly Discussion: Let's have a re(s)olution!

[annofowlshire]

I know we've talked about which journals/planners people are getting for next year, but I want to know--what is is the plan for your planner? What is the goal of your journal?

What is your journaling/planning resolution for 2023? How do you plan to do it? What do you hope to get out of it? Are you planning to "stash down" that stationary? Is there a new system you're hoping will be your silver bullet for maximum productivity?

Let us know in the comments!

Comments

[annofowlshire]

Our household had a perfect storm this autumn of our son starting school and both parents beginning to do a lot more business trips with Covid restrictions lifted. Just in the last six weeks one or the other of us parents has been away for five of them, 2-6 days at a go. In addition, our son's already slim wrap around care arrangement got reduced further (due to the school's budget cuts) and at the moment there isn't a satisfactory alternate solution (believe me, we've been looking). Plus all that other stuff of life like trying to build/keep social ties, making healthy meals, looking after our small holding, administrivia...

In any case, to say the last three months have turned us upside down, spun us around, and has been complete and utter chaos feels like an understatement.

So my planner/journal goals are based around trying to get a grip and not losing visibility on every day life.

Planner: I do want to "stash down" a bit, so I'm going to be making use of half filled notebooks and the like for habit planning and to-do lists, because to be honest I never look back on them once I've used them so who cares if they have a bunch of different miscellaneous content from different years?. Also, get back to using my stickers and washi tape because I have so much!

I need to get more in the habit, though, of not only doing my habit tracking and to do lists, but actually reviewing and completing them. So I'll be making a daily list (plus any longer term kinds of lists, either in paper or Obsidian) and making a point to check it multiple times a day.

Journaling: I was reading recently about journaling/diaries and the benefits of keeping a record of everyday life, but also the benefits of looking over them again. One thing I realized was I tend to read through my DW entries again, whereas I almost never look at my handwritten entries, or even other digital solutions (750 words, etc.) I've tried.

So I'm going to do a "DW 360 Project," which is of double meaning--most practically, it means I'm not going to say I must post every single day of 2023 because I will almost certainly fail to do that. But I will try to post something almost every day and gracefully accept that sometimes I will miss a day, and that's okay. And the other is the goal that it gives me a "360 degrees" view of life. With all the chaos happening, the days disappear quickly into months and years, and I want to remember these times as more than just a blur of being busy.

[lunabee34]

I have been doing the same thing (intentionally going through my notebook and pen stash and using it rather than acquiring more) and will continue to do the same. It's a nice feeling to use what you've got.