The 2020 Year planning framework in Notion (V.2)
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🗂 Duplicate the Quarters from “here” and paste to your 2020 Year page.
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📔 Intro to the Framework
Hi, my name is Anfisa and I’m working full-time, running an online course for UX designers, running a UX insta-blog and, of course, having a family + dog to dedicate my time to. Yes, that’s a lot.
But I’m also planning to double it in 2020. So, how am I planning to grow it if I can barely find some free time? The truth behind success is the accountability of your time and actionable steps towards your goals.
2 years ago I tried to create a Trello Year planning system #1 but realized that I can only feel engaged with it for the first 3–4 months. Later my plans change and I simply forget to use it. The biggest issues of Trello are:
- 🦅A lack of a Bird-sight view to constantly remind your goals and stay on track.
- 🧮 And a lack of flexibility. Our goals can change radically in only one month, so the system must be designed to be flexible and adjustable.
📓 Intro to the Notion
In 2019 I’ve discovered Notion and totally fell in love in countless possibilities it provides for anything. In a nutshell, Notion is a mix of:
Web page ➕ Trello boards ➕ Excel ➕ To-do’s ➕ Any content blocks ➕ Any table views ➕ Calendars ➕ Galeries ➕ ANYTHING you only wish to have in the easy to manage the journal.
📆 Year framework structure overview
The framework is pretty simple. Our year is divided by Quarters, Months, Weeks (Q/M/W).
This Notion template just mimics the same logic.
All that’s left for you to do is:
- Set priorities every Q/M/W.
- Track progress.
- Reflect on how did it go.
Reflecting on your past Q/M/W allows you to stay focused on your goals and if they change, to be honest with your next priorities. Also, since you have a clear overview of how much free time you have, you can be more realistic about what you can achieve in (let’s say) 20 free hours/week.
🗂 What’s inside of the Quarter / Month / Week?
1️⃣ Quater overview:
- Access each Quarter month
- Set priorities
- Set goals in different life aspects
- Track progress
- Reflect
2️⃣ Month overview
- Access each Week
- Set priorities
- Set goals in different life aspects
- Track progress
- Reflect
3️⃣ Week overview
- Access your calendar
- Set priorities
- Track daily progress
- Reflect
❓ How to copy the Framework
Unfortunately, atm Notion only allows to Duplicate 5000 blocks at the same time, so it makes impossible to copy/paste it all to your account. But, it’s not a problem.
There is a pretty easy workaround about it. You can just copy the Quarter pages and add them to your own dashboard. All you have to do is:
1️⃣ Create a new page in your own account. Name it anyhow you like.
2️⃣ Go to this Template. Select all the blocks and hit CMD+C (copy).
3️⃣ Go back to your newly created page and hit CMD+V (paste).
4️⃣ That’s it! You can also add columns, rename all the pages and modify blocks. You can check how to do it in my YouTube video Framework review.
You may also watch this video for a more elaborated overview
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