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Bullet Journaling 101: The Ultimate Setup Guide for Beginners
Planning + Productivity

Bullet Journaling 101: The Ultimate Setup Guide for Beginners

Wondering how a Bullet Journal can help you stay organized? This all-in-one customizable planner will radically change how you approach your days.

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How to Take Charge of Your Day with Time Blocking
Planning + Productivity

How to Take Charge of Your Day with Time Blocking

This powerful productivity technique is your secret weapon to get more DONE. No more getting distracted throughout the day—you’ll love this strategic and intentional approach to stay laser focused on the task at hand!

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21 of the Best Morning Routine Ideas You Need to Try
Habits + Routines

21 of the Best Morning Routine Ideas You Need to Try

Not a morning person and need some morning routine ideas? These 21 options will jumpstart your productive day so you can reach the goals that are most important to you!

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The Top 3 Reasons Your Planner Isn’t Working For You (And How to Fix it)
Planning + Productivity

The Top 3 Reasons Your Planner Isn’t Working For You (And How to Fix it)

Is the planner you had such high hopes for in January just not cutting it anymore? Here’s why… and how to find the best customizable planner for you!

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The Pomodoro Technique: How to Do More in Less Time
Planning + Productivity

The Pomodoro Technique: How to Do More in Less Time

Honestly? When I first heard about this productivity hack, I was skeptical. But then I tried it and now I’m a firm believer. I’ve never been more productive…or focused!

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How to Know What to Read Next (Every Time)
Books + Reading

How to Know What to Read Next (Every Time)

Instead of reading more books, what if you focused on reading the RIGHT books? As an intentional reader, you have the power to shape and influence your life based on the next book you pick up. Here’s my 3-step system for deciding what your next book should be.

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How to Migrate to a New Bullet Journal
Planning + Productivity

How to Migrate to a New Bullet Journal

This step-by-step guide takes all the overwhelm out of Bullet Journal Migration. Don’t be tempted to go back to a clunky planner—I’ll teach you how to set up your next journal with confidence!

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How I Made Time For Reading Again (Plus My Favorites from 2016)
Books + Reading

How I Made Time For Reading Again (Plus My Favorites from 2016)

If you’re frustrated because you don’t have much {if any} time to read, I’ve got three practical solutions to help make reading a priority in your life again. Plus, I’m sharing my FAVORITE books from 2016 to help jumpstart your list!

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The Best Budget-Friendly Alternatives to Pricey Planners
Planning + Productivity

The Best Budget-Friendly Alternatives to Pricey Planners

Hate spending $50, $60, or even $80 on a planner? I don’t blame you! This collection of cheap planners is the best alternative for your wallet, and still packs a huge productivity punch.

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The Book That Changed My Life
Personal Growth

The Book That Changed My Life

Does this sound like you? “I struggle to say yes, but when I say no I feel guilty.” Girl, you need to read The Best Yes. This resource helps you make smart decisions with total confidence!

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3 Reasons Why You Should Become a Morning Person
Habits + Routines

3 Reasons Why You Should Become a Morning Person

Tired of always feeling behind on your to-do list, or wish you had more energy and breathing room in your life? You need to become a morning person! Here are 3 reasons why getting up early is totally worth the extra effort.

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The Secret to Take Back Control of Your Time…and Your Life
Planning + Productivity

The Secret to Take Back Control of Your Time…and Your Life

Is your time, and your life, spiraling out of control? Do you long for enough energy and passion to pursue your personal goals and dreams? Bring back that clarity and focus with this one simple secret, and finally create the life you’ve always wanted.

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This is the MOST ORGANIZED you’ll be for the hol This is the MOST ORGANIZED you’ll be for the holidays! 🎁 

The Notion Christmas Planner helps you keep track of:

🗓️ Holiday activities and events (including the ones you host with a special hosting template!)

🗓️ Menu planning and recipes

🗓️ Gifts (of course!)

🗓️ Christmas cards

🗓️ Holiday decor

🗓️ Tasks

🗓️ Your budget for all your holiday purchases

But the best part? 

You can keep track of gifts and spending from year to year! So you’ll always know what you bought grandma five years in a row (and how much you spent on her.)

Drop “Notion Christmas” in the comments and I’ll shoot a link to your DM’s. I can’t wait for you to stay on top of everything this year! 

Let me know if there are any other parts of the planner you want to see and I’ll share them on Stories. 😊

#notiontemplate #christmasplanner #holidayplanner #gifttracking #christmasplannersetup
What is your MVT today? Drop it in the comments fo What is your MVT today? Drop it in the comments for accountability! 

👉🏻 Follow @kalynbrookeco for more mindful planning and productivity tips.

#todolists #todolistguide #prioritiesfirst #productivityhabits #taskmanagement
It’s no secret… …that I’ve tried almost e It’s no secret…

…that I’ve tried almost every TYPE of planner out there! 

Here’s a look back at my “planning eras” ⤵️

📔 TRADITIONAL PLANNER ERA: I started with simple @blueskyplanners during high school and upgraded to @thedaydesigner when I started blogging. 

📔 BULLET JOURNAL ERA: I bullet journaled for about three years before writing a book about it (Brainbook) and then a few more years before moving toward a less time-intensive method.

📔 DISCBOUND PLANNING ERA: This notebook let me customize my own planner using printable planner inserts! I started designing planner pages for others and opened up @brainbooklibrary for those who wanted the entire collection. Meanwhile, I began dabbling in digital tools alongside my paper planner.

📔 NOTION ERA: Frustrated that I was using ALL THE TOOLS—a paper planner, Trello, Todoist, Google Calendar, Evernote, and Slack—I combined all the features of these tools by moving entirely into @notionhq. 

But paper kept calling me back so now I take a hybrid approach!

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→ Google Calendar helps me future plan and time block my days

→ Notion organizes every part of my life and business

→ A blank notebook holds my daily task list and random notes/brain dumps (I call it bullet journal lite).

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It’s taken me a while to get to this point and find my groove, but this triple-tool method has finally given me planner peace. 

…or has it? 

👉🏻 Follow to see how I switch it up in 2024!

💬 Since I’ve used so many planning tools in the past, I’m happy to answer any questions about how to choose what method might be best for you! 

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#plannerpeace #planningiskey #bulletjournals #discboundbujo #planneraddict #bulletjournalcommunity #plannercommunity #wildforplanners #bulletjournallove #discboundplanner #frankenplanner #frankenplanning #bulletjournaljunkies
BE HONEST ⤵️ How many tasks do you have in va BE HONEST ⤵️

How many tasks do you have in various notebooks, apps, and sticky notes right now? 🫣

I used to be that person… until I found Notion. 

Notion is the only tool that contains and organizes ALL my tasks (even future ones that I’m not even sure I’ll do yet!) in a way that makes sense for my brain.

But I still love working from a paper list! So I use a system that gives me the best of both worlds:

1️⃣ Notion for my Master Task List

2️⃣ A blank notebook for my Daily Task List (pulled from Notion based on due dates, energy, and priority levels.)

DM me the word “NOTIONTASKS” if you want to grab my free Master Task List Notion template!

#notiontemplate #notionapp #productivitytips #plannernerd
CONTROVERSIAL OPINION ⤵️ Monday is the best d CONTROVERSIAL OPINION ⤵️

Monday is the best day of the week. 

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦 (👆🏻) 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦!

Mondays are a perfect opportunity to:

☀️Set a new intention for the week

☀️Recommit to an abandoned goal

☀️Start fresh with daily habits

Everything that happened before today is in the the past.

Today—MONDAY—is a new beginning. 

Do you agree/disagree? What are your feelings toward Monday?

#mondayinspiration #motivationalquotes #mondayquotes #mondaymantra #mondaymonday #lovemondays #mondaymindset #mondaythoughts
HERE ⤵️ At first, I liked this phrase. I hea HERE ⤵️

At first, I liked this phrase.

I heard it listening to Matthew McConaughey’s book, Greenlights and nodded my head as he shared a string of wise sayings. 

Then, I wasn’t so sure.

I mean, what’s so bad about working hard throughout the week so you can feel good about taking a break? 

🙅‍♀️ Nothing. 🙅‍♀️

But EARNING rest? That verb changes the dynamic. 

If you identity as a type-A go-getter, then you’re used to striving for others approval just as much as your own. And when you view productive days as good and non-productive days as bad, then the whole concept of “earning” rest is just another performance-based measuring stick we use to define our worth.

👉🏼In case you need a reminder, you can work hard and rest hard without one requiring the other, and without either reflecting your value as a person. 

How does the phrase “Earn your Saturday’s” make you feel?

#typeapersonality #gogetters #goalsetter #productivityboost #selfcaredaily
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