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5 articles on Planning, from the people building UnaTask.
Planning it, not finishing it, is what quiets your head
Planning it, not finishing it, is what quiets your head
Almost everyone believes the weight of an unfinished task is lifted by finishing it. There is good evidence it is lifted by deciding when you will do it, which is a far cheaper operation.
The hidden delay: catch date conflicts before they hurt
The hidden delay: catch date conflicts before they hurt
The worst delays are the ones nobody saw coming, a blocker quietly ending after the thing it was blocking was due. On a timeline that clash is a red line you can see a week before it lands.
Book the meeting by just asking for it
Book the meeting by just asking for it
No availability ping-pong, no link to share. Say “book the first free slot with Serena,” and it reads both calendars, finds the mutual gap, and sets it up for you to confirm.
Tell the calendar what you want, and let it draft the day
Tell the calendar what you want, and let it draft the day
You know what needs doing today. Say it in plain words, and watch a real schedule lay itself out around your meetings and your focus, yours to approve or rearrange.
An inbox for your tasks, and a week to put them in
An inbox for your tasks, and a week to put them in
Capturing fast is only half the job. The other half is deciding what each thing is and when it happens. Triage the pile, then drag it onto the days it belongs to.