How to Increase Efficiency in Your Planner using the Alastair Method :: Borrowing from Bujo

Learn how to effectively manage tasks in a planner using a technique borrowed from bullet journal community - the Alastair Method Running Weekly. I’ll go over the ideas behind this functional planning strategy and show how I am implementing the Alastair method on my own classic happy planner dashboard layout.
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[@knittielynnie]

I'm a listmaker who should be in procrastination therapy. I'm going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!

[@squairdplans]

I can relate to the procrastination problem! LOL! Hope this helps streamline things a bit.

[@marybeell6364]

I once found an audio book at the library, titled something like: No procrastination in 30 days. After renewing it twice, I took it back to the library. I never got around to listening to it!

[@squairdplans]

🤣🤣🤣 classic.

[@allenford9197]

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[@dennisleighton1068]

@Allen Ford Instablaster =)

[@lindamarshall754]

This is a video I never knew I needed!! Googling Alastair Method ASAP. Thank you!

[@squairdplans]

LOL! Glad it was helpful!

[@jenihansen7201]

OH , I FORGOT TO TELL YOU , THAT THIS MARCH SPREAD IS GORGEOUS. I JUST LOVE IT.

[@squairdplans]

Why, thank you Jeni!

[@MsValove4]

This method looks more suitable for me. Thanks for sharing.

[@squairdplans]

Glad you like it!

[@anamitjot]

Thank you very much for this video! I get motivated and could calm down because of your calming voice. Greatings from Germany! Ana mit Jot :)

[@squairdplans]

So glad you found the information useful! Thanks for watching from Germany! :D

[@scifithinker8899]

Stephanie, you did a wonderful job teaching this method. I have my first dashboard planner (I bought it on clearance for the discs) and have decided to try it for a month next month. I'm going to have to try this method. I'm working on a brain dump to do list now, and it's keeping me productive. I've gotten more done in the last week than in the previous month. I can only see this method making the results even better. I'm going to rewatch now. Take care.

[@squairdplans]

So glad it was helpful! I really love this method of task organization.

[@froufou100]

apologies, didn't know you replied! thank you :) @@squairdplans

[@nathaliedorne3867]

Really enjoyed this vidéo !!!! Will be of great help !!! Thanks Steph !!! 😍 😍 😍

[@squairdplans]

So glad it was helpful!

[@brendanesslar7676]

Love this. I am definitely a list maker and this works so much better for me than rewriting things I don’t get to!

[@squairdplans]

That's what drew me to this method. I get tried of migrating tasks forward throughout the week. Hope this works for you!

[@peachpuddin]

Thanks so, so much for this thorough explanation!!

[@squairdplans]

You are so welcome! Glad you found it helpful.

[@jeaninehaack1459]

You always have the best productivity ideas...I just love a good list!

[@squairdplans]

Glad you like them, Jeanine!

[@lynetteplans7761]

I like the idea of your task list and the way you move the task when no able to get to it. I'm giving it a try for a few weeks.

[@squairdplans]

Nice! Hopefully it works for you!

[@bonnytiley3998]

This is a really neat method! I'm going to have to try it out. First video and time I've heard of this, so thank you!

[@squairdplans]

Glad it was helpful!

[@plannerjo4258]

Thank you for this information Stephanie....very helpful.

[@squairdplans]

So glad! Happy planning!

[@VinateroNails]

Really clear explanation. Thank you!

[@squairdplans]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ilandgrl]

This is the best tutorial I've found on the Alastair Method. Thank you!

[@squairdplans]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jenihansen7201]

I LOVE TASK LISTS....I USE THE BIG HAPPY PLANNER FOR MY LISTS AND DR. APPTS. THANK YOU.

[@squairdplans]

Hope this technique works for you!

[@briteddy9759]

I have been using the Allistair method for close to a couple of years now. I cannot imagine using a different approach. No re-writing during the week, fresh start each week, and you have a track record of when things were done. I keep my days to the right of the task list, but the principle is the same.

[@squairdplans]

It is super efficient! I am still trying to incorporate it more into my planning routine. I really like the method.

[@hayleyjanebourne]

Thank you for sharing this video. SO useful.

[@squairdplans]

Glad to hear it! 😁💕

[@soundgal17]

This has been my most favorite, productive, creative, informative, while being equally beautiful videos yet!!! I am very much a list maker, procrastinator and often get too involved in the creative sticker part of planning to get anything done. This option, ideas and style is my perfect planning peace! THANK YOU!!!! I never would have thought of this method-combo.

[@squairdplans]

I'm so glad Debbie! Hope this method works for you!

[@momaricci1937]

I love this idea. I need to try on my dashboard

[@squairdplans]

It is the perfect layout to try this with! Happy planning!

[@renattanangle4112]

I like it. I am considering this for myself.

[@squairdplans]

Nice! I love to try new planning styles in case they are a better fit for me.

[@Ms_StaceyLynn]

I like this idea of planning. I like making lists and then listing the steps needed to complete certain tasks.

[@squairdplans]

So much more efficient in a list format!

[@ev1stuf184]

Thanks for sharing. Nice weekly layout🧡🧡🧡

[@squairdplans]

Thank you!

[@MrsG93]

Love that cover

[@squairdplans]

It is one of my all time favs!

[@mming4351]

I just love the way you plan!

[@squairdplans]

Thank Maria! 😁💕

[@lindawoodfill503]

Thank you !

[@squairdplans]

You're welcome!

[@mysfitfitness]

Love this! I'm going to give it a try soon!

[@squairdplans]

Nice! Hope it provides some provides some insight into your planning strategy!

[@danthayliakeetso7773]

Love this! Thank you for breaking that down. This is definitely something I never really knew about but I would like to give it a try! Thanks.

[@squairdplans]

You're so welcome, Danthaylia!

[@starryseiun9146]

I can't wait to try this in my dashboard layout!!

[@squairdplans]

Hope it works for you!

[@starryseiun9146]

@@squairdplans ever since I started using the Alastair method in my dashboard layout it has been life changing!

[@squairdplans]

I am so glad! I definitely think it is a useful and effective technique.

[@MrsBee-uo2lc]

This was absolutely brilliant!!! I'm definitely going to give it a try, I think it'll really work for me!! 👍🤍

[@squairdplans]

YAY! Best of luck!

[@LAL7887]

This is so great! I think I'm missing in my current planning a higher look on the whole week, and this will definitely do it. Thanks!

[@squairdplans]

Glad you see the value of this kind of list making and want to implement! Hope it works for you! 😁👍🏼

[@cayreet5992]

I'm using a variety of this. I do not pre-schedule days for my tasks. I sit down on Sundays and make a list of tasks I want to do the next week. Most of them are simply on the task list, tasks that need doing on a specific day go into my weekly calendar instead (such as grocery shopping which I tend to do on the same days every week). The tasks on the task list get marked when I do them as you've shown on the second example. I mark ongoing tasks with several bullets, one for each day on which I do something about them. (I'm a writer and for some sort of story, I can't break it down to something specific like a chapter, so I mark every day I work on such a story.)

[@squairdplans]

Thanks for sharing! It’s helpful to know the different ways people plan using this method. ☺️👍

[@kathymercado505]

Thank you for such a great description of the method. Will definitely bring into my planning! So helpful.

[@squairdplans]

Happy to hear it! 😁👍🏼

[@grannatwat9974]

Thanks, this was interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[@squairdplans]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ericamason7777]

Thank you for sharing. This is exactly what I have been needing!

[@squairdplans]

So glad, Erica!

[@patriciapification]

I'm going to try it for next week

[@squairdplans]

Hope it is a good fit for you!

[@chrisross3509]

I love this. I am going to try it. Thanks for sharing!

[@squairdplans]

Have fun!

[@SuePrev]

This is genius!! Thank you for sharing. I love your style of planning..... it speaks to my soul. 🙌🏻😂

[@squairdplans]

I'm so glad, Sue! Happy planning!

[@Tiili1983]

Thank you for sharing this method! It looks great, can't tell if it would work for me, but it's definitely something different to try 😊👍

[@squairdplans]

Happy to share! Hopefully you'll discover something useful to your planning strategy once you give this a try.

[@ajewelddesign]

Thank you for sharing that method, I cluster my dashboard side with stickers that have boxes to list my needs or goals that week. And room to add stuff, but this might be a really good way to track what I get done in any given week while designing digitals, videos and Etsy listings. Thank you again for sharing. The wait wasn't a let down at at.

[@squairdplans]

I'm so glad, Jolene! I hate to disappoint... :)

[@ajewelddesign]

@@squairdplans you never disappoint! Keep on sharing!

[@missnurseeri]

Well how brilliant is this? I have always kept a running to do list on the left hand side of my dashboard. But I like the symbols here. My biggest complaint was that there was not enough room for my list at times on the left hand side. I think converting to this would help greatly. Especially for tracking my Zone cleaning. And dotted grids are my preference in general.

[@squairdplans]

Sounds like you got a solid plan, Erica! Let us know how it works out!

[@missnurseeri]

Sooo... I have try this method. And then tried to do a regular daily or list. And I can't, so I went back to this method. Lol.

[@marybeell6364]

I've been thinking about having a weekly running list. This method looks promising. Do you have any ideas about incorporating this into a weekly vertical spread?

[@squairdplans]

Actually, I am currently trying to figure out how to incorporate into a horizontal for next month. Maybe my solution will transport to a vertical?!? Stay tuned

[@marybeell6364]

@@squairdplans i look forward to seeing it.

[@davecostello8537]

Where does this idea of rewriting tasks every day come from? It’s not from Ryder Carrol nor is it part of the original Bujo method. You migrate at the end of the month.

[@squairdplans]

Most preprinted planners are set up in a weekly or daily format, which isn't always the best for keeping a running to do list. I think many bullet journalers came from a paper planner background and have set up spreads in similar to a planner, adding tasks on the specific days that they think they will be done. Of course this doesn't always work out, hence migrating tasks to the following day(s). So rewriting tasks can be an issue for many paper planners and I suspect bullet journalers with spreads set up in like fashion.

[@davecostello8537]

@@squairdplans Part of why I turned to bujo was to get away from the standard preprinted planners. I used many iterations of them over the decades and none ever worked quite right. To me, rewriting to move a task from one day to the next just because you didn’t do it that day seems like busy work. I just do the task the next day or whenever and mark it off. Even in the old planners I’d only rewrite at the end of the week with what needed to be brought forward but it was just mechanical doing. I like the bujo idea of rewriting being a time to reevaluate a task to see if it’s still something needing to be done. You’re not the first person I’ve seen talking about having to rewrite every day. It wasn’t part of the original method so I’m curious as to how it came about. The best thing about bujo is we can all make it work however we need to. Keep up the good stuff.

[@sassyinscrubs5206]

Sound is awful. But gpod video

[@squairdplans]

Thanks for the feedback. I will see about improving the audio...was it too low or muffled? Any specific details would greatly appreciated as I have made attempts to improve it in the past.