Journalware
Paper systems for thinking. Each one is sized for A5, designed to be used with a pen and thrown away when full. Six spreads below; printable PDFs are on the way.
One page, one day
A time column on the left for fixed commitments, three "must do" boxes on the right, and the rest is open. The top line asks the only question that matters: what would make today a good day?
Seven days at a glance
Five weekday columns, a shared weekend, and a wide box for the three outcomes the week is for. Filled on Sunday night, reviewed on Friday. Version 3, unchanged since 2023.
The month, undated
A 7 × 6 grid with no numbers printed, so any month fits. Small enough that only deadlines and travel go in; everything else belongs on the weekly.
Bullet-journal style rapid logging
Borrowed from Ryder Carroll and trimmed to five signifiers. Tasks, events and notes share one running list; anything not done by Friday is migrated or crossed out, never carried silently.
Empty the head first
A mostly blank page with a faint centre mark and a narrow "next" strip along the bottom. Write everything, in any direction, for ten minutes. Then pull the three things that are actually actions into the strip.
Sort, then start
The classic 2 × 2, with the "drop" quadrant drawn in dotted lines so it feels like the least permanent one. I use it on Monday morning against the brain dump from Sunday night; the "do" box feeds the weekly's three.