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Being Better Everyday Podcast

In this podcast episode, Julie Wenzlick, host of the Being Better Everyday podcast, discusses the importance of building a planner that suits your specific needs and lifestyle. She has been creating custom planners for herself and clients and today she introduces her custom planner service, which allows you to tailor your planner to your unique needs.

She also addresses the issue of not having enough time to use a planner effectively and suggests strategies such as spending an hour to create a rough plan for the week and taking just ten minutes each day to confirm tasks. Julie emphasizes the value of brain dumping and categorizing tasks to avoid feeling overwhelmed. She also provides little hacks like using disc planners and friction-free erasable pens. In this episode, Julie identifies five issues that can affect planner consistency and encourages listeners to customize their planners, simplify routines, and make time for planning.

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Episode Outline:

Reasons Your Planner Might Not Be Working [00:01:24] Discussion on why planners may not be effective and how to fix common issues.

Customizing Your Planner [00:03:12] Importance of tailoring your planner to your specific needs and preferences.

Brain Dumping for Productivity [00:07:21] The benefits of brain dumping and organizing tasks into categories for better time management.

The Brain Dump and Categorization [00:10:23] Julie discusses the importance of categorizing tasks and using brain dump lists to avoid feeling overwhelmed.

Scheduling Time to Plan [00:13:24] Julie emphasizes the need to schedule time for planning and creating intentions, and shares her own preferred time for planning.