My sister said to stop trying to draw perfect weekly spreads and just use a basic list, and after a month of frustration, my journal is finally useful.

She saw me redoing the same spread for the fourth time and said, 'It's a tool, not art,' so I switched to a simple running task list with checkboxes and have kept it up for 6 weeks straight.

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kimr7427d ago

Ugh YES. Your sister is a genius. I was stuck in that same trap for ages, making everything look pretty but never actually USING the thing. It's a tool, not art, is the perfect way to put it. The second I stopped trying to make it perfect, my to-do list actually got done. Simple just works.

parker_palmer4427d ago

But beauty makes the tool a joy to use.

the_elliot27d ago

Can confirm, my ugly list works great.