I waited to record this until after my classes started so we could see the system in its entirety. This is one of many reasons that having a system that works for your brain is key… I’ve gone back to college full-time, and I knew I didn’t have to worry about how I was going to organize all of it. I simply slotted all of the new schedules and tasks into my existing system.

For me, the most important feature of a dependable planning system is ease of information in and information out. I need to be able to get information out of my head and into a reliable system where it won’t get lost. My planner works for me, I don’t work for it. It is my planner’s job to free up as much brain power as possible so I can allocate that brain power to producing and living rather than remembering upcoming tasks and dates.