
In Laura Vanderkam’s 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, she stresses the importance of planning your week:


Plan ahead using Upcoming View in Todoist A task manager, like Todoist, and a calendar are the tools you need to think and plan in advance and organize your life. That doesn’t mean a little planning doesn’t go a long way. When you have good habits and can string them together into a strong routine, you can rely less on fleeting motivation and leave minimal room for procrastination and distraction.

Once you have the habits you want in your life, assemble them in a daily routine that keeps you productive. Quite literally, you become your habits.” They are the channel through which you develop your deepest beliefs about yourself. “Ultimately, your habits matter because they help you become the type of person you wish to be. In James Clear’s Atomic Habits he advises us to have a strong reason behind why we want to develop a certain habit:

Rules can feel rigid and joyless: do this, not that. The result is getting more done while feeling less stressed. Then, we’ll jump into how you can apply them across all the areas that are important to you: work, school, business, home, health and fitness, finances, and your relationships. This guide will cover 10 rules to truly organize your life – and keep it organized. Instead of throwing life’s tasks in the air in hopes you’ll somehow manage to catch them all, follow a framework to keep every area of your life in order. Unfortunately, some balls are bound to hit the ground: weeks failing to prioritize sleep, fast food instead of meal prep, and procrastinating with low-impact tasks instead of focusing on deep work. Just as swiftly as you move to catch one ball – say finances, family commitments, or fun with friends – the next one is hurtling towards you. Keeping life organized often feels like a juggling act.
