My cousin told me my weekly spreads were a total waste of time

Honestly, I used to spend like two hours every Sunday drawing out these super detailed weekly layouts with fancy headers and trackers. She saw my journal last month and said, 'Wendy, you're decorating a to-do list, not actually getting stuff done.' It stung, but she had a point. I switched to a super basic two-column setup with just tasks and appointments, and it takes me maybe 10 minutes now. I'm getting way more checked off. Has anyone else had a critique that made you strip things back to basics?

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faithf7715m ago

Your cousin sounds like the kind of person who'd tell a kid their sandcastle needs better plumbing. The pretty spreads were fun, but if they ate up your whole Sunday, what's the point? I tried bullet journaling once and spent more time picking marker colors than actually doing the tasks I wrote down. Sometimes you need someone to point out you're polishing the anchor instead of sailing the boat. What's the most over-the-top planner habit you've had to quit?

sageellis7h ago

Remember how good it felt to finish those pretty spreads though? Sometimes the process itself matters.