How-to guides for planning methods
Each guide explains one method in plain steps, says where it tends to break, and shows the exact lines you can type into Pladay to set it up in a minute.
- How to set up recurring tasks without drowning in themA practical way to set up repeating tasks: pick the right rhythm, choose fixed-date or after-done repeats, handle month-ends and weekdays, and keep the list short. With examples you can paste.
- How to build a habit in 21 days — a realistic planA realistic 21-day habit plan: choose a tiny version, anchor it to an existing routine, track a streak, plan for missed days and decide on day 21 whether to grow it. With a tracker that works offline.
- How to do a weekly review in 20 minutesA 20-minute weekly review routine: clear the inbox, reschedule overdue tasks, check the next seven days, look at the week's numbers and set one focus. Includes a guided review you can run every Friday.
- Getting started with GTD: a lightweight setupStart GTD without a complicated system: capture everything, clarify what each item means, organise into a few lists, review weekly and choose what to do now. A light setup you can run in a to-do app.
- How to use the Eisenhower matrix: urgent vs importantSort tasks by urgent and important into four quadrants: do now, schedule, delegate or shrink, and drop. Practical rules for deciding what is really important, with an automatic matrix view.
- How to time block your dayTime blocking step by step: set working hours and breaks, estimate tasks, place deep work at your best hours, leave buffers, and re-plan when the day changes. With automatic time blocks from your task list.
- How to use the Pomodoro techniqueThe Pomodoro technique in practice: choose one task, work for 25 minutes, take a short break, repeat and take a longer break after four. How to handle interruptions and pick a session length that suits you.
- How to pick your three most important tasks each dayA five-minute morning method: review today's list, pick three outcomes that would make the day a success, size them to the time you have, do the first one early and carry the rest honestly.
- How to do a brain dump and turn it into a to-do listA brain dump in four steps: write everything down without sorting, turn the mess into separate tasks, decide what each one needs, and keep only what fits this week. With an AI brain dump that splits text into tasks.
- How to break a big goal into tasks you will actually doTurn a vague goal into a plan: define the finish line, work back to milestones, write the next three actions, schedule them, and check progress weekly. With examples for fitness, study and side projects.