11 articles
Writing everything down is only half of a brain dump. The research says the relief comes from the second half: giving each line a next step and a day. How to do both in 25 minutes, with a trigger list and a free template.
Paul · 11 min read
A to-do list only ever shows what's left. A ta-da list shows what you actually did, including the work no plan saw coming. What the research on progress says, how to keep one in two minutes a day, and a printable template.
Paul · 11 min read
A year is long enough to waste the first nine months of it. The 12 Week Year treats 12 weeks as the whole year: one to three goals, tactics by week, and a score every Monday. How it works, a worked example, what the research supports, and a template.
Paul · 11 min read
Most goals fail on the day they're written down, as "get fit" or "grow the business": nothing to aim at, nothing to check, nothing to do on Tuesday. Seven steps from fifty years of goal-setting research, with examples and a worksheet.
Paul · 12 min read
By December most of the year is gone from memory, and what's left is the last few weeks and the loudest moments. Walk the year month by month with your calendar open, then answer the questions: 60 of them, sets for couples and kids, and a printable.
Paul · 13 min read
A morning routine isn't a list of virtues. It's a fixed order of a few small steps, started by something you already do. Examples for adults and kids, the research on why mornings are a good time for habits, and a printable for both.
Paul · 9 min read
One sentence a day sounds too small to matter. Research from Harvard Business School found that people badly underestimate how much they'll enjoy rediscovering ordinary days. How to keep it going, what to write, and sixty prompts for the evenings when nothing comes.
Paul · 10 min read
Most weekly plans fail on Tuesday, not on Sunday. Seven steps that make a plan survive the week, the studies behind them, and a one-page planner to print.
Paul · 9 min read
Picture the goal, then picture what in you will get in the way, then decide what you'll do when it does. Why that order works better than positive thinking, ten worked examples, and an honest look at how big the effect is.
Paul · 11 min read
Night or morning? Research says each does a different job. A sleep-lab study, a study of workdays full of interruptions, and the evening routine that comes out of them.
Paul · 10 min read
A worked example from an empty canvas to a finished board, then the same job in Canva, Pinterest and Google Slides, and how to keep the board in front of you every day.
Paul · 8 min read