How a Planner Template Helped Me Sort Out My Head
Right now I have lectures, group assignments and fellowship work all at the same time, and my mind feels crowded. I have accounting quizzes, group project deadlines and fellowship tasks, and everything arrives together.
When I started this activity, I saw that I had already done part of it in our class exercises, so I was not starting from zero. Having a template to follow helped a lot, because I did not have to work out how to organize everything myself.
The biggest help was that it stopped me from overthinking. Usually I spend more time worrying about where to start than doing the work. This time I just went step by step.
First I did the brain dump. I wrote down everything on my mind without caring about the order, and I felt better just from seeing it all on one page.
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Next was the Eisenhower Matrix. It showed me what was really urgent and what was only me avoiding work, like editing my resume again and again or checking sports news.
After that I did time blocking with Pomodoro. Instead of saying “I will study today” and not starting, I gave my main tasks, like Forensic Accounting prep and the group project, their own 25-minute slots.
I want to keep using it. Every Sunday night I plan to sit down and map out the week before it gets busy.
There are a few things I will change next time. Accounting and finance work always takes longer than I expect, so I will leave a 15-minute gap between sessions. I will also keep my phone in another room or on silent, because notifications break my focus. And I will keep the small rewards, since a short break, a cup of chai or a walk after a good session really helped.
Fifteen minutes of planning can save hours of wasted time. If deadlines are stressing you out, try it.
