Best Laid Plans
By Sarah Hart-Unger
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Episodes: 195
Description
Welcome to Best Laid Plans -- a podcast all about planning and the planning tools we love. From planning techniques and organizing philosophies to planners and notebooks, we cover it all. Host Sarah Hart-Unger is a mother of 3, physician, podcasting pro, and a lover of lists and all things paper! Listen in weekly for conversations about planning and productivity as well as product reviews and interviews with planning experts!
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Spring Planner Releases (Erin Condren, Simplified, and NOLTY) + Some Planner Switchups! EP 195
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Planner Peace: Remarkable2 + Digital/Paper Hybrid System with Erin Peth EP 194
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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April Q&A + Listener Tips: A Tool for ADHD/Time-Blindness, Repurposing Unused Planners, 5-Year Journals, Life Planning Workbooks, and More EP 193
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Travel Thoughts & Tips EP 192
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Spring Planner Reviews: Small Niche Brands! EP 191
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Your Ideal Week EP 190
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Planning Your Spring: Quintile 2 Planning Deep Dive EP 189
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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March Q&A: Planning in Career Transitions, Morning Planning, and Organizing Tasks Around a Big Move or Other Life Shift EP 188
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Planner Friend Double Interview with Amanda's Favorites! EP 187
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Deep Dive: Handling Life's Minutiae EP 186
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Thoughts on Resting Well EP 185
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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February Q&A: Checklists, Business, Inbox Zero, Email Management + More EP 184
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Finding Digital Planner Peace with Kaelyn Lopez EP 183
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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January Update + Deep Dive into Nested Goal Setting EP 182
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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January Q&A: Task Management, Project Management for Home Tasks, Negative Goals, and Building a Seasonal Reference Planner EP 181
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Enjoying Media (The Non-Social Kind!) EP 180
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Happy New Year! 2024 Goals EP 179
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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2023: Favorites, Hits & Misses EP 178
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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2024 is Coming: Annual Goals + Resolutions EP 177
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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December Q&A: Thought Capture Overload, Weekly/Monthly Planning, Work + Post-Baby Goal-setting, and Hobonichi Setup! EP 176
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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2024 Planner Stack & More! EP 175
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Digital Detox Lessons, Yearly Themes, Seasonal Planning + More EP 174
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Meal Planning + More with Meghan Splawn from Didn't I Just Feed You EP 173
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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November Q&A! Health/fitness goals, Starting a Planning Habit, Goal-setting Planners, and Planning the Holidays EP 172
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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FAQs: Thing That Get Asked a Lot! EP 171
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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How Sarah Plans Her Life: RE-AIR with new Intro EP 170
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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2024 Planner Reviews x 3! Passionate Penny Pincher, Sprouted, and Pen + Pillar EP 169
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Inputs, Reactivity & Interruptions EP 168
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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October Q&A! Planner Matchmaking x 3, Planning Retreats, Monthly Planning Timing, Switching Planners, and Bag Discussion EP 167
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Overwhelmed? Don't Abandon Planning! EP 166
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Fall Planner Reviews: Archer & Olive, Cal Newport's Time Block V2, and What I'm Using Now EP 165
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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September Q&A: Planning "Syllabus", Planner Conferences, Teaching Kids to Use Planners, Pregnancy Planners, Daily Planners without Timeslots + More! EP 164
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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How Teachers Plan + How Can Students Plan from a Teacher's Perspective EP 163
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Top Work Tips (Planning-Adjacent!) EP 162
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Hobonichi 2024 + Best Laid Plans Academy Round 3 EP 161
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Planning x Crafts: Planning to Enjoy the Hobbies You Love with Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life EP 160
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Quintile 4: Guide to Planning and Thinking Through the Season EP 159
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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August Q&A: Planning in Challenging Life Phases, Planner Rec for 2 Teen Boys, Big Weekly Planners, Dangling Task Management, Planner-Shy, and More! EP 158
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Organize 365 x Best Laid Plans: Lisa Woodruff Interviews Sarah for the Back to School Blitz EP 157
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Daily Rituals + 3 Mini-Reviews: Passion Planner, Rad & Happy, and Performance Lab's Focus Planner EP 156
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Decluttering, Organizing, and Stuff: Past, Present, and Future EP 155
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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July Q&A: Getting Started with Longer-Team Goal Setting, Paper 101, Planner for a Nontraditional Student, Erasable Pens & More EP 154
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Real-Life Planner Interview: Stacy Mellem and her Franklin-Covey Journey EP 153
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Summer Adventures in Disc-Bound Planning - Inkwell Press EP:152
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Summer Goals Revisited, Review of Mark's Monthly, and Photo Management Follow Up EP 151
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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2023: Life + Planning Updates (Where It Started / How It's Going) EP 150
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Q&A: Keeping Track of Health-Details, Photo & Memory Organization, Planners for Kids, and Planning on the Fly EP 149
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Summer Planning: From Travel to Reading to Special Summer Vibes, plus Introducing the Digital Detox Mini-Course EP 148
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May 29, 2023 |
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Habits, Intention and Overcoming Perfectionism with Monica Packer EP 147
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May 22, 2023 |
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Erin Condren + The Productivity Planner: Two Spring Planner Reviews! EP 146
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May 15, 2023 |
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Efficiency Tips for Health Care Providers EP 145
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May 08, 2023 |
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Q&A: Custom Planners, Sarah's Ideal Planner, Podcast Recs + More! EP 144
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May 01, 2023 |
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Heart to Heart Screen Time Talk. EP: 143
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Mini-Q&A (Sleep + Biological Rhythms) + Product Review: Flame Tree Midi Notebooks, Karst Stone Paper, and EC Meal Planning Petite Planner EP 142
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Outside-the-Box Travel Planning Tips from the Road EP 141
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Breaking Up Big Projects EP 140
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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AMA (Ask Me Anything): Morning Routine, Wardrobe Organization, Travel, and More EP 139
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Organizing and Planning Your Budget with Allison Baggerly EP 138
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Pens, Highlighters, Accessories + More! EP 137
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Mixed Bag Ep! Planner Wanderlust, 2023 Ups & Downs, and Q&A from a Physician in Fellowship EP 136
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Planning Your Passions EP 135
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Feb Q&A: Planning Gender Divide, Password Management, Planning in Pregnancy, and Overwhelm with Annual Goals EP 134
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Planning as a Teen with Aashna Shah, Published Author, Dancer and Miss Florida Teen EP 133
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Coping During Stressful Times, Monthly Goal Planner, and Best Laid Plans Academy Details EP 132
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Planner Fail? Two Great Weekly Options: Haroo Planner + Roterunner Purpose Planner EP 131
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Planning for Sick Days & Illnesses EP 130
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Q&A: Keeping Track of Meeting Notes, Irregular Schedules, Erasable Pens, Tracking Ongoing Tasks + Planner Peace Gold! EP 129
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Bullet Journaling, Mindfulness + More with Ryder Carroll EP 128
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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A Successful + Fun Kickoff to 2023 + Sarah's 2023 Goals EP 127
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Last 22 Q&A: Keeping Track of "On-the-fly" Tasks, Fitness Planners, Planner Move-In Rituals, Setting Goals with a New Baby + More EP 126
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Finite Lives and Infinite Goals with Oliver Burkeman
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Planner Stack 2023! EP 124
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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2023 Planner Review Round Up! Sterling Ink Common Planner, Laurel Denise All-in-One, Full Focus Binder & Proaction Planner EP 123
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Planner Peace with a Stack, Sticky Note Suggestions, Email, and a DIY Goals Planner for 2023 EP 122
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Where Planning Rituals and Time Management Collide: Interview with Laura Vanderkam EP 121
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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The Intersection of Planning & Fitness with Allison Sizemore EP 120
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Live from Our Planning Retreat: Interview with Joshua Unger EP 119
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Planning-Adjacent: 10 Rules for Life EP 118
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Mixed Bag Ep! Planner Peace, Ideas, Keeping Track of Tentative Events, and Some Life Updates EP 117
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Meal Planning & More with Nakita from The Mama Manual EP 116
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Plannersphere News & Listener Q&A - Family Meetings, Blog/Podcast Recs, and More! EP 115
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Deep Dive: Getting Things Done (GTD) EP 114
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Planning Dates, Media, Reading & More with Kristen Meinzer EP 113
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Nolki & Other Planner Updates + Planning Profile: Kate Hanley, Author + Podcaster EP 112
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Q&A: Thinking Through the Holidays, Habit Tracking, Collecting Memories Long Term, and 2 Planner Matchups EP 111
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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How Sarah Organizes Her Life EP 110
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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2023 Hobonchi Deep Dive EP 109
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Back to School Energy, Q&A: Scrolling Habits, Planner Matchups, and Apple Notes EP 108
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Digital Time Management with Kelly Nolan EP 107
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Reading Habits & Reading Journals EP 106
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Planner Chat with Bloom Cofounder Michelle Askin EP 105
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Getting Though Tough Times: COVID Edition ReAir EP 104
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Listener Tips, A Planner Hub, and a Deep Dive into Current Planning Practices EP 103
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Mid-Year Goals Check In & Triage, Plus an In-Depth Digital Planner Peace EP 102
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Listener Tips + Mini-Review: The Plan by Lauren Truslow EP 101
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Ask Me Anything! EP: 100
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Intentional Practices for Harder Times EP: 99
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Email Musings & More EP 98
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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An All-Digital Planner Peace, Work Notebook Recs, and Vacation Planning (and Packing!) Strategies EP 97
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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A Detailed Planner Peace and a Review of the 2022/23 EC Daily Duo EP 96
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May 30, 2022 |
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Q&A: Current Lineup, Long Term Planning with a Partner, Ring-Bound Options, Planner Anxiety, and More EP 95
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May 23, 2022 |
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Planning Your Summer EP 94
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May 16, 2022 |
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Planning for Stress Relief + Hemlock & Oak Review EP 93
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May 09, 2022 |
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Planning Your Style & Wardrobe with Lani Inlander EP 92
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May 02, 2022 |
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Q&A: Planning Household Division of Labor, A Gardener's Planner, Planning Kids' Reading, and Planning for Part-Time Work EP 91
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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When Life Gets Messy: How to Dig Yourself Out and Feel Better EP 90
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Follow Ups & Planner Launches EP 89
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Tracking: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly EP 88
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Accountability Partner Ideas + Inamio Review EP 87
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Nir Eyal: Planning to Fight Distractions EP 86
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Q&A: Digital Planning, Unstructured Days + MaskeLife 6 Month Undated Planner Mini-Review EP 85
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Planning a Full and Thoughtful Life with Dr. Christine Koh EP 84
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Deep Dive: Notebooks EP 83
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Favorite Planning-Adjacent Podcasts + A Bit of Retail Therapy EP 82
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Getting Through Tough Times EP: 81
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Q&A: Budget-Friendly Planners, Transitioning Between Planners, Handling Confidential Info, and More EP 80
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Mini Q&A + Planner Review: The ProAction Planner EP 79
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Planning Your Passions & More with Laura Tremaine EP 78
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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2022 So Far: Planner Confessions, Imperfections & What is Working EP 77
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Q&A: 2022 Pep Talk, Storing Stationery Items, Planning with your Partner, and More EP 76
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Welcome 2022! Some Goals & Thoughts on Goals EP 75
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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2022 Planner Stack! EP 74
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Two Journals for Gratitude and Reflection: Oprah Planner + JMB Living Quarterly EP: 73
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Current Planning Obessions + Listener Tips & Questions EP 72
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Trello Life Management & More with Anandi Raman Creath EP 71
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Q&A: Wellness Planners, Planners for Kids' Activities, and a Few Gift Ideas EP 70
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Few Planner Updates + Deep Thoughts on Instagram/Social Media EP 69
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Planner Review Episode: 2022 Sprouted and Curation Planners EP 68
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Reflection Season, Planner Pad Review, and an Etsy Find EP 67
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Planning Retreats: Personal, Work, Couples and More! EP 66
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Launching Her Own Stationery Shop with Karina from Honeypress! EP 65
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Fall Launch Updates + Q&A: Planner Sizes, Combining Different Areas, and Organizing Weekly Task Lists EP 64
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Finding Planner Peace via Todoist with Sarah Powers! EP 63
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Chat about All Things Planning-Adjacent with Gretchen Rubin EP 62
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Full Focus Mini-Review + Q&A: Work Planning EP 61
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Planner Matchmaking and Ink+Volt Mini-Review EP 60
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Daily Planning Love + Kitlife Daily + Page Productivity Planner Mini-Reviews EP 59
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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All About Hobonichi! 2022 Releases, Covers, Tomoe River Paper, and More EP 58
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Q&A: Planner Matchmaking Requests, Gratitude, and Combining Work & Life EP: 57
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Q&A: Tips for returning from vacation, Thoughts on Planner Peace, and More EP 56
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Best Laid Plans + Amanda's Favorites! EP: 55
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Back to School: Routines, Vintage Supplies, & More EP 54
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Welcome Back + &Studium Daily Planner Review EP 53
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Planning Your Year in Quartiles or Quintiles EP 52
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Planning, Routines & Crowding out Bad Habits EP 51
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Getting Started with Planning EP 50
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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The Weekly Review EP 49
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Ask Me Anything - Your Q&A! EP 48
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Midyear Goals Check-in (with my own goals as an example!) EP 47
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Planner Matchmaking with Laura Vanderkam EP 46
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Planning Your Summer! EP 45
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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The Get to Work Book and Much More with Planner Creator Elise Cripe! EP 44
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May 24, 2021 |
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Simplified Planner Review EP 43
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May 17, 2021 |
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Q&A - Long-range planning, less feminine planners, travel planning, and more! EP 42
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May 10, 2021 |
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From Essentialism to Effortless with Author Greg McKeown EP 41
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May 03, 2021 |
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Routines and More with Ashley Brown of Routine & Things! EP 40
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Midyear Planner Switchup and Review of the Erin Condren Softbound Weekly EP 39
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Q&A Episode: Filing miscellaneous information, tackling the important but non-urgent, tips for planners shopping online, and more! EP 38
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Digital Planning Hacks from Gmail to Tasks to Groceries with Kelsey Wharton EP: 37
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Quintiles or Quarters: How to Consider Your Year in Seasons EP 36
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Spring Reviews: Day Designer, Villa Beautiful Pens, and A Photo Sticker Printer! EP: 35
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Q&A Question: Your Voices & More! EP 34
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Organizing Your Home, Your Paper, and Your Life with Organize365's Lisa Woodruff EP 33
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Organizing Your Financial Life EP 32
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Goal Setting, Handwriting, and More with Laken from Plan with Laken! EP 31
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Mini Q&A and MakseLife Quarterly Goal Setting Notebook Review EP 30
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Planning & Anticipation in Pandemic Times EP 29
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Daily Planning, Routines, and Crowding Out Bad Habits EP 28
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Layered Living Planner: Self-care, Goal setting, and More EP 27
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Q&A: Meal planning, Post-baby planning, Quarterly planning pages, "Doing it all", and More EP 26
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Planner Chat with Meg & Myra from Planners & Wine! EP 25
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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2021 Systems Overview EP: 24
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Year End Q&A EP: 23
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Spaces Planner & Thoughts on Planner Size EP 22
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Tips for End of Year Goal Setting (even after a roller coaster of a year!) EP 21
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Dot Journaling and More with Rachel Miller EP 20
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Rest EP: 19
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Time Block Planning and Much More with Cal Newport EP: 18
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Technique Spotlight: Monthly Review EP: 17
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Planner Review: Wonderland 222 EP: 16
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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2 Reviews! MyWeek and Cultivate What Matters Powersheets Goal Planner EP 15
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Q&A - Planning Through Hectic Work Days, Pandemic Uncertainty and More EP: 14
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Planning with Inserts, Discs, Rings & More with Imani Michelle E13
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Amplify Planner Review + Q&A EP: 12
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Habits Deep Dive: Focus on Screen Time E11
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Q&A Episode Plus a Surprise Cameo EP: 10
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Favorite planning-related podcasts, books, and a look into favorite fall planner releases! EP 9
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Tatiana, Owner and Creator at The Stationery Muse! EP 8
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Product Reviews: Live Rich Planner & Jibun Techo Biz EP 7
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Planning Basics: Building Your System from the Ground Up! Ep 6
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Planning and Productivity Q&A EP 5
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Rocketbooks, Kanban, and More with Guest Planning Master Beth Cubbage EP: 4
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Overview of Current Systems -- Hobonichi & Beyond EP: 3
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Technique Spotlight on The Weekly Review EP: 2
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Hello & A Planning Story . . . EP: 1
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Jul 28, 2020 |