How to Make Your Own Weekly Scheduler

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get your supplies.

   a pad of 4 holes-punched light-colored squared paper a ring-binder book to store the weekly files ( 8 days actually ) a black or blue ball pen a red and blue crayon
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   Step 2: Create a system.

   This summary of icons has the purpose of giving clear info at first sight.
   
   Use these or make your own. , etc ) Why light-colored 4 holed-punched sheets? Light colored to spot them easily among your papers and things.
   
   With 4 holes so they can be filed in the ring book giving you a load of information about people and things that matter to you.
   
   No risk of losing or duplicating your notes because they're securely filed in your ring-book...hence the need for privacy i.e. encoding when necessary.
   
   If there's something special on a given day, you can assign it more space; your WS will cover fewer days.
   
   No problem, pass this change onto the next WS. ,,,, Have a calendar in front of you to avoid mistakes. ,,,, Make sure that the holes are now on the right, otherwise the ff would be written upside down. ,,, Have your previous WS in front of you.
   
   It's like making a new list based on the achievements of the old one.
   
   Insist on unfinished or procrastinated items that you do still think are important (head the item with a grid and underline it with the red crayon) to mean you're intent on getting that done), introduce new items according to new developments or give up on something after a thorough analysis, being on your guard not to deceive yourself and start the old procrastinating attitude. , If you do, write them in red.
   
   This reminds you that they're urgent; moreover, you won't forget things.
   
   Then, immediately integrate them into your WS.
   
   Don't have them lying around.
   
   Once you have planned a new WS, file the previous one in the ring book.
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   Step 3: Do things your way; modify features until they suit you; use resources you're familiar with ( initials

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   Step 4: acronyms

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   Step 5: encoded words

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   Step 6: layout.

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   Step 7: Fold your sheet as shown in the pictures.

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   Step 8: ...and now get started !

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   Step 9: Place the 4 holes to your left.

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    Step 10: Start writing the week days and the dates on top left corner of each rectangle.

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    Step 11: Take care with the starting date so that all the WS you file in the ring book will follow one another.

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    Step 12: Write the items for the day and the following ones (8 days span of time) using the notes you may have or the previous WS if you had already started.

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    Step 13: Write whatever spans over 8 days in the section 'me' or 'myself' on the other side of the WS

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    Step 14: the fixed features (ff) side

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    Step 15: With the fixed features (ff)

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    Step 16: on the other side of your weekdays

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    Step 17: you just write one feature or important topic in your home affairs heading a space or even two if the issue at hand deserves it.

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    Step 18: Write these suggested features: 'people'

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    Step 19: 'places'

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    Step 20: 'money'

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    Step 21: 'moving things (to and fro) and...'lost things' or use your own.

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    Step 22: Keep your grip on things by writing them down and later on checking how you're doing.

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    Step 23: When your first week is over

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    Step 24: plan the following one considering how you well you have done with the previous one.

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    Step 25: Avoid hoarding little notes.

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