Field Notes Weekly

Planning does not need an app. Try this on Sunday evening: write down the three things that would make the coming week a success, one per line.

Under each, add the very first physical action. Not “work on report” but “open the document and write the outline”. Starting actions beat long to-do lists.

Block time for the three items on the calendar before anything else lands there. Leave an hour empty each day on purpose; interruptions will use it.

On Friday, spend five minutes looking at the three lines and noting what you finished. The habit of reviewing matters more than the quality of the plan.