Rule of 5 Weekly Planner Tool
Based on an original idea by Paul Hutchins (“Rule of 5” ©Paul Hutchins 2008)
Each slot ideally represents a period of 90 minutes, with time more loosely allocated outside of normal working week.
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This Year’s 5 Work Goal Themes |
This Week’s 5 ‘Drawer Themes’ |
Monday To do:
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Tuesday To do: |
Wednesday To do: |
Thursday To do: |
Friday To do: |
Saturday |
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1
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Slot 1 |
Slot 1 |
Slot 1 |
Slot 1 |
Slot 1 |
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2
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2 |
Slot 2 |
Slot 2 |
Slot 2 |
Slot 2 |
Slot 2 |
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3
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3 |
Slot 3 |
Slot 3 |
Slot 3 |
Slot 3 |
Slot 3 |
Sunday |
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4
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4 |
Slot 4 |
Slot 4 |
Slot 4 |
Slot 4 |
Slot 4 |
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5
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5 |
Slot 5 |
Slot 5 |
Slot 5 |
Slot 5 |
Slot 5 |
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Non-work Plans (NWP’s)
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NWP’s |
After work |
After work |
After work |
After work |
After work |
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Rule of 5 Weekly Planner Tool
This resource provides an easy way to generate a time management strategy which guards against:
- Procrastination
- Overwhelm
- Ineffective prioritization
What you are left with is a simple and effective system for maximizing your success in work and play, and minimizing your time on the job.
Paul’s provides a fuller expose of the system for Rule of 5 personal time management, in an article posted at the bloglink below. Suffice to say that there are five simple rules outlined below, to manage your time and this tool assists you in keeping track of your 5 key goals for the year and the week. It also provides an easy and highly effective way to block out the time you spend on each of your 5 priorities each day of the week.
Rule 1: Never have more than 5 ACTIVE Products in your personal Pipeline
Rule 2: Allocate a draw specifically for each Active product.
Rule 3: Allocate 5 X 90 Minute Time Slots in Your working day
Rule 4: Take Saved time for YOU!
Rule 5: Stick to the rules and review
