The Comfort Of Planning

When people think about the person who follows a plan, they often envision a neurotic person who rigidly adheres to a schedule with no room for fun. These people exist, but planning can also be a way to simplify your life, reduce anxiety, and make more time for fun

By taking a more detailed approach to daily, weekly, monthly, and maybe even yearly planning, you can become a lot more efficient and effective. 

Here at team peak we track these measures weekly, monthly and yearly to make sure we are specifically doing what we said we would.

Yes, you will have to look at your failures honestly, and this can be hard for people. You begin to notice how poor you are at actually getting all of your tasks done, and you can see this right in front of your face when you did not follow through on your plan/schedule. But, these honest reflections of your true work will provide the reinforcement you need to become a more productive person. 

For example , Rather than saying ‘I will be more active this week’ , say I will exercise 3 times this week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7am.

Just saying you will do something without these specifics is of no use. You will end up more anxious than you otherwise would have been, as you now have non-specified tasks looming in the back of your mind, draining your attention during other tasks. 

When you plan, you can be comfortable. You know when you will do what. You don't have to be anxious about not getting it done. You know when it's getting done. All you have to do is maintain discipline in actually starting when you said you would.