So looking back over the year, I tried several different approaches to get things done. I feel like the thing that helps me stay on task the best is when I make a plan at the start of the week for each day, then have a daily deadline on what to get finished each day. That way I have to work each day and it keeps my momentum up throughout the week. Also working each day seems to work best, without taking any days off.

I also like having the first day also be the day for outlining everything and going prep work. I found that if I had everything clearly planned out and set up, then filling everything in went a lot smoother. There was some points where I had the planning days being kind of easy days, since coming up with a general plan didn’t take that much time. Though now I feel like the planning day should be the longest and most intensive. Really work hard on the first day in setting everything up, so the rest of the week goes more smoothly. If for some reason I am busy, instead of skipping or doing a light planning day, should just delay it til the next day. I really want to try that, working out a lot of detail before starting the rest of the weekly work.

All that said, since I need to go in for jury duty this coming Monday, I might not start any big plans until the week after. Though that depends on if I get chosen for a jury or not. I should know by Monday night if I am going to have to go back or not.