#planwithmeaugust

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Day 3 of #PlanWithMeAugust - how do I set up my planner? Photo is a little dark but bear with me. I use Outlook for scheduling. Using the #bulletjournal for my tasking and delegation, project tracking. I set up my master task list once a month, about a week ahead of the month's beginning. And then I am flexible on my days (the joys of the bullet journal includes being able to keep adding tasks to the days). I try to keep my daily tasks to below 10 items, anymore and I realize I'll miss out on stuff and then I have to migrate them till the next day. I also put on my personal important tasks like installments and bill payments together with my work list. This is the system I've been on for almost 1 year now! And it works. #bulletjournaling #bulletjournalmalaysia #tasking #taskingtechniques

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Day 2 #PlanWithMeAugust : how do I decide on a layout? My basic system is the bullet journal, which gives me the freedom to adjust and allocate as many pages as I need to for the next month. There are no fixed layouts for my weeks, although I try to keep my 5 day work week to two page spreads. My August master planner spread is slightly different from how I did my July spread. I've divided my entire month-at-a-glance page into three columns just so that I can write in more stuff if needed. And I'm trying to keep track of some habits, so I've drawn in a few habit trackers there under my master task list. The thing is, I'm already thinking of my September spread even though August just started! so much for #plannerpeace #bulletjournal #bujo #plannergeek #plannergirl #tasking #taskmaster #taskingtechniques #ocd #moleskine

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And here it is! My first entry for #PlanWithMeAugust hosted by @prettyprintsandpaper and @tinyrayofsunshine. Day 1, "How do I figure out my planner needs". As student (this was over a decade ago) I used a Filofax for years and was happy to swap the inserts on a quarterly basis. By the time I went into PR smart phones came into existence (yes I am that old) and so I spent a good few years testing out multiple applications, plus the ever reliable Microsoft Outlook for my work appointments. Except for Outlook, nothing worked, it was too much of a chore switching between applications and making sure all my gadgets had the same apps, and making sure they synced properly at all times. I learnt about @rydercarroll and his #bulletjournal system a few years ago but never thought of using it until my husband gave me a A5 grid notebook last year, and decided to give it a try. The bullet journaling system works for me since my job requires me to multitask all the time, while taking down notes and doodling tactical ideas for my digital campaigns and projects. Also its flexibility allows me to adapt it for almost every aspect of my tasking and processing habits. I pair this analogue process with Outlook still (it's still marvelous for corporate scheduling) and I'm fairly certain I'll be using the #bujo for many years to come.