The short answer: set a few clear goals, break them into weekly actions and schedule the time for them. Goal setting shows how to set goals you will actually reach, and the SMART goals template puts them on a page.
- Goals: monthly goals (with 60 ideas by month), short term goals and the 12 week year.
- Managing time: time blocking template and the Eisenhower matrix.
- Daily routines: morning routine, night routine, a Sunday reset and a habit tracker.
Guides
- How to be more productive Start hereHow to be more productive at home and work: 12 simple habits, a sample day, energy and batching tables, and tips for low-energy da…
- 12 week yearWhat the 12 week year is, how the book's method works, and a 7-step Q1 plan for home and money with a template, real 2027 dates an…
- Goal SettingGoal setting made simple: 7 research-backed steps, SMART goal examples for money, health, home and family, if-then plans and a fre…
- Monthly goalsHow to set monthly goals that stick: a 6-step method, a template, 60 monthly goals ideas, a 12-month plan and how to turn yearly g…
- Short Term GoalsShort term goals examples for money, health, work, school and home, plus a short term vs long term goals table, 7 easy steps and a…
Ideas and how-tos
- Brain dumpA brain dump is writing down everything on your mind so you can sort it. How to do one in 15 minutes, plus a simple template and p…
- Bullet journal ideasBullet journal ideas for every part of life: monthly and weekly spreads, habit and mood trackers, budget pages, meal plans, home a…
- Daily scheduleBuild a daily schedule in 6 steps: a simple and an hourly template plus 7 examples for kids, teens, parents and remote workers, wi…
- Habit tracker printableA free habit tracker printable: a 31-day monthly grid, weekly trackers and a habit plan page, plus how to use a habit tracker and …
- How to organize your lifeHow to organize your life in 9 steps: one calendar, one list, a weekly reset, money and paperwork systems, and the habits that hel…
- Morning routineBuild a morning routine that sticks: a checklist, sample schedules by wake-up time, routines for working parents and kids by age, …
- Night routineA night routine checklist with 10, 20 and 30-minute plans, sample timelines for working parents, kids' bedtime routines and a prin…
- SMART Goals TemplateFree SMART goals template PDF: a worksheet for each letter, an action plan with steps and obstacles, a goal tracker, and SMART goa…
- Sunday resetSunday reset checklist with a 90-minute routine for home, food, money and planning, a 30-minute short version, a printable table a…
- Time blockingTime blocking explained for 2026: how it works, 8 methods, four sample schedules, time blocking vs timeboxing, and how to start wi…
- Time blocking templateFree time blocking templates to copy: a daily block schedule, a weekly layout, a work-from-home version, color codes and how to bl…
Templates
- Eisenhower matrix templateA free Eisenhower matrix template with the four quadrants explained, a filled-in family example, a weekly planning routine and the…
How to use this page
Money goals live in the budgeting guides. For the planner pages themselves, see printable planners.