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It’s Sunday night! Time to plan the week ahead.

I discovered a few months ago that the cure for the Sunday Scaries (Sunday night anxiety) is to plan for the coming week. I’m usually too anxious to enjoy Sunday afternoons anyway, and this gives me an outlet for my restlessness and allows me to sleep better on Sunday night. It also makes the work week go much more smoothly.

Right now I’m on summer vacation, but I’ve realized that the first week of school will be here before I know it (sorry), and I want to get a jump on planning for the coming year. I also have personal projects that I want to complete before my semester begins (mainly my novel), so I’ve decided that since we’re done traveling for the summer I’m going to try to give my days a bit more structure by creating a very loose schedule and writing down some goals.

Research shows that people who WRITE DOWN THEIR GOALS and MAKE A PLAN, are much more likely to accomplish those goals.

I’ve been reading some productivity books and blogs, and one of the number one recommendations is to put your to-list into your calendar. SCHEDULE YOUR TO-DO LIST. Although I’ve always kept a paper calendar, I’ve decided to give Google Calendar a try. Before creating my schedule, I’m going to a brain dump. I’ll write more on doing a brain dump tomorrow, since that turns out to also be the first step in creating an online course.

Happy Sunday night and happy planning! Here’s to a great week.