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 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hi friends – I am really excited to start a new series on a topic that is near and dear to my heart – planning. I have been a planner for many years and it is a really popular trend right now, but I see people posting about “planning” but it really looks like journaling […]