If you are just joining the conversation – look back over the last couple of months to see our little dive into planning practices. At the end of the day, these practices aren’t about perfection—they’re about connection. Connection to your future (planning), your reality (tracking), your heart (journaling), and your story (memory keeping). The question […]
Here’s where most people go wrong: they see planning, tracking, journaling, and memory keeping as four separate full-time jobs. No wonder we get overwhelmed. The secret? Small integrations. ROBYNE RECOMMENDS: Give yourself grace. Take the time you need to integrate the practices that benefit your life. Start with one, and then add elements of the […]
Here’s the truth: you don’t need to do all four practices at once. That’s a recipe for overwhelm (and another abandoned notebook). Instead, ask: What do I need right now? ROBYNE RECOMMENDS: Depending on where you are in life right now, there will be one of these that will be the most important to you. […]
Tracking is the numbers. Memory keeping is the narrative. Tracking says, “I walked 10,000 steps.” Memory keeping says, “I took a sunset walk on the beach with my daughter.” Both matter. Numbers can motivate, but they don’t tell the whole story. A scrapbook full of calories burned isn’t exactly inspiring, but neither is a scrapbook […]
Planning and journaling are like the left and right brain of your notebook. Planning is all about logic, order, deadlines, and strategy. Journaling is messy, emotional, reflective, and sometimes just plain random. Here’s the problem: most people try to mash them together and then wonder why it doesn’t work. You plan your day, then three […]
Journaling and memory keeping look similar at first glance—words, photos, stories—but their purpose is wildly different. Journaling is private. It’s your raw thoughts, scribbled prayers, or the rant about your boss you wouldn’t dare post on Facebook. Memory keeping, on the other hand, is curated. It’s the story you choose to preserve or share with […]
Planning and tracking are like peanut butter and jelly. They’re different, but girl, they work well together. Planning says, “Here’s what I want to do.” Tracking says, “Here’s what I actually did.” Without planning, you drift. Without tracking, you can lie to yourself (unintentionally, of course). Together, they create a loop of progress: set an […]
Memory keeping is journaling’s extroverted cousin. It’s not just for you—it’s for your future self and maybe even for the people you love. Where journaling is about raw thoughts, memory keeping is about shaping those thoughts into a story. Think photo albums, scrapbooks, printed chatbooks, or even a box of ticket stubs from concerts you […]
Journaling is less about “getting things done” and more about “getting things out.” It’s your brain dump, your safe space, your unfiltered thoughts that don’t have to look pretty or make sense to anyone else. If planning is about the future and tracking is about the facts, journaling is about your feelings. Some folks treat […]
If planning is the roadmap, tracking is the odometer. It tells you where you’ve actually been, not just where you meant to go. Tracking is data. It’s receipts, steps, hours slept, water drank, money spent, books read—you name it. The power of tracking is that it grounds you in reality. You may think you only […]