Keeping track of your schedule as a kid is usually pretty
easy. You mostly have to worry about school and extracurricular activities, and
maybe a job if you’re old enough to find part-time employment. Your parents
handle the reminders of your various commitments. As an adult, you’re in charge
of remembering your schedule and appointments, and it can sometimes get
overwhelming to keep straight all of your deadlines for work, bills, and even
healthcare checkups. If you don’t already have a day planner, it’s high time to
realize that having such a
planner is and should be an essential part of your everyday life.
Boosts Time
Management
No matter if you have a photographic memory or struggle
remembering your own birthday, managing your own planner helps you to be
productive and master your time better. This is because you can clearly see the
things you need to do at any given time, and you can make plans to suit your
needs and schedule. As you complete one item on your planner, you are also more
likely to complete other items or take on other challenges. If you have a hard
time motivating yourself to get things done, planners can help.
Reduces Stress
Trying to think of everything you have to do on any given
day can get overwhelming. When you put your commitments into a planner,
however, you can clearly see where your responsibilities lie. It can be calming
for some people to see that their schedule is not quite as jam-packed as they
were imagining in their heads. It’s also a great way to reassure yourself that
you can indeed complete all of the things you need to do today. And if for some
reason you can’t, then seeing your schedule helps you to say no to certain things
and understand your personal limitations. All of this can work to reduce the
stress in your life.
Validates Your
Productivity
Planners also serve as a physical validation of your
productivity. If you use it to record all of your commitments and check them
off as you complete them, you can see just how much you managed to do in one
day. This starts another cycle of motivation and reassurance – you can do it!
While you might not have needed a day planner as a kid, it
can be an invaluable tool as an adult. If you haven’t taken advantage of the
many benefits offered by keeping a personal planner, there’s no better time to
start than now.
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