planning my free time

Often this is on the weekends, but this includes weeknights too.

my process   (June 2025)

1. In my notebook, write down the section headings "unmet needs", "high-level goals", "unscheduled TODO", and "TODO today" (or "TODO tomorrow", etc).
2. Fill in details under each section:
   • Unmet needs — Only a handful of very high-level things. Things like "socializing" (if I feel like I haven't socialized enough lately), "fun & recreation", or any other ways that my time hasn't been balanced lately.
     • ? Unresolved stresses — Maybe this too?
   • High-level goals — Any projects I've been working on lately. Don't get into specific details.
   • TODO today, TODO tomorrow, etc — Things that really have to be done today, often because there's a real deadline to them.
   • unscheduled TODO — Things that could be done any time in the next couple days. Putting them here doesn't indicate that they're necessarily less important than ones in the "TODO today" section, just that there's a little flexibility about what day I will end up doing them on.
3. Prioritize — Now, pick the top couple of things you think you might be able to get done today (top 3 or top 5, whatever you have time for). This isn't to say that you'll definitely be able to get them done today, but it helps to know what should be on your radar.