How to Plan The Year Ahead | The Cascade Planner | Monthly and Yearly Planning

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  • @alanbarnett7747
    @alanbarnett7747 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +143

    The first step of the plan, assigning a month to each goal, is the most game changing. Doing it that way, I wouldn’t give any thought about those future goals or their components until “their” month arrives, freeing up the current month for the granular thinking and the implementation of this month’s. Simple but practical.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Indeed. Very often doing “less” means doing more - and with more satisfaction 👍

    • @ricebeansrockroll882
      @ricebeansrockroll882 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I do almost this, but I keep to 3 goals, then I spend 1 month working focused on them every quarter.
      So end of year they each got 4 months of focus.
      For me the diet, meditation and yoga would be an overarching health goal for example.
      So in January I'd start implementing a new diet, maybe 10 min of meditation daily and yoga 1-2 times a week. I'd focus on that the full month, then like suggested here I'd keep it up the next month while focusing on goal 2 etc.
      Then quarter 2 I revisit the goal, maybe increese the amount of yoga and meditation. Maybe I fell of with something, then I re-evaluate and re-implement.

    • @Kazekoge101
      @Kazekoge101 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check out the Eisenhower Matrix, it would work well with this

    • @emperorsascharoni9577
      @emperorsascharoni9577 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Depending on the goal even assigning a quarter might be smart.

  • @HauteAmazingWorld
    @HauteAmazingWorld หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    That intro kills me. 😂😂😂 I’ve had the same resolutions for years. Just shifting them over to the next year, like the changing of the guard. 2025 is my year! Good video!

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂 thanks!

    • @alphadogg5682
      @alphadogg5682 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm resolving to eat more carbs!

  • @christinesmith7
    @christinesmith7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    The absolute best approach to goal setting that I have ever seen!!! Would probably work great for ADHD brains that need to really focus. So awesome, thank you so much.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thank you! 👍

  • @TheCrisses
    @TheCrisses 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Anything with “every” in it denotes perfectionism, and since there is not a single thing that is perfect it is doomed from the start. We need variety, breaks, novelty, etc.
    I definitely like spreading out the goals through the year, and I do something like this, but I map it out each month & week rather than far in advance. Good video.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks! 👍

  • @midnightcoder
    @midnightcoder 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Awesome. The intro got me for a second. I thought someone filmed me.😂

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks 😂 😂

  • @pablomarkaide5466
    @pablomarkaide5466 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I've seen many productivity and resolution videos in my life. This video is on point, proposes a simple solution to a complex problem and seems achievable, not just fuzzy words. It needs a bit of mindset changing, but seem very powerful if applied. I'm gonna totally give a try this 2025 to this system.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks 👍 Good luck with your resolutions!

  • @sueweston502
    @sueweston502 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A good system and probably the most practical I've seen. I'm slightly sceptical that life will get in the way one day and will throw out my whole schedule as that's already been an issue in planning day to day tasks. I'm going t try this, perhaps as someone else said, planning monthly rather than planning every day now to the whole year

    • @sueweston502
      @sueweston502 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For the whole year

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, and yes, life is likely to get in the way at some point 😂 There's nothing wrong with planning month by month. After all, even with a year completely planned you could still change your mind at some point and decide to focus on completely different things. Good luck with your planning!👍

  • @normancoutts
    @normancoutts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Nice visual joke to start. 🙂. The basic idea of each month having a specific focus related to a different resolution is great, but I fear I would never manage to get near to the granularity requiring me to make daily progress. But perhaps I should try! System duly captured in a Quick Note with a link to your video. Thank again.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks 👍 for bigger plans, maybe each month could focus on one part of the project - ideally something you can “complete” and move on to the next.

  • @lofigueroa
    @lofigueroa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It’s incredibly useful for individuals seeking a comprehensive overview of their monthly goals. Thank you for sharing this valuable resource. I find it highly beneficial!

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

  • @robynflynnlarge4672
    @robynflynnlarge4672 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is one of your best yet. Thanks for sharing the shortcut. It's fantastic.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Glad you like it! 👍

  • @arnbrandy
    @arnbrandy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The idea of assigning a “theme” for the month sounds great! I’m surely trying that. But I’d not try the following level of forward planning and granularity. As a software engineer, I find an approach more akin to agile methods more effective. Have a goal, plan for the next days (“sprint”), adjust periodically.
    But again, I really like the idea of having a mission for the month and I’m surely trying it this 2025.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks! Planning-wise, the video was a bit of an extreme example :)

  • @francescacinquepalmi6790
    @francescacinquepalmi6790 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love it! Love it! Love it!

  • @HarigopalDasa
    @HarigopalDasa หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for keeping it simple and so crisp. ❤❤

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank you! 👍

  • @PhoenixEvolution
    @PhoenixEvolution 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great video. Though January 21st we WILL have planetary alignment 😅😅😅. Great video

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      everyone's waiting for that! 😂

  • @lkevinl35
    @lkevinl35 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, Beautiful sweater! 👌

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! 😊

  • @TonyTylerDraws
    @TonyTylerDraws 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I still have resolutions from 2004 I’m working on 😂

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂

    • @ryanyoung9202
      @ryanyoung9202 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🤣🤣🥲🤣🤣

  • @bunnobear
    @bunnobear หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video, new subscriber, excited to watch your other videos

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! 👍

  • @ShadiMuhammad
    @ShadiMuhammad หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Me cutting goals of *"Resolution 2000"* and pasting it to *"Resolution 2025"* 😂

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂

  • @SiddheshAdekar
    @SiddheshAdekar หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing idea , glad I clicked on it , thanks for explaining it soo good.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍

  • @vikasdebsingh
    @vikasdebsingh หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great. I will use it. Thanks

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍

  • @allabouttheracks
    @allabouttheracks หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like this channel already!

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks! 😄👍

  • @xxpynkxx8694
    @xxpynkxx8694 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is great!
    Thank you so much! 😊

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks 😊

  • @jay_denise13
    @jay_denise13 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Thank you for this extremely helpful video. Question…do you teach how to create automations like the one you have for download?

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Thanks! So far I've only shared the automations I created. I didn't think there would much interest in a video about how to create them (but if enough people like this comment, I'll consider making one 😜)

    • @bunnobear
      @bunnobear หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠would love to know how to do this

  • @nataliasausmikat
    @nataliasausmikat 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video, love your accent

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! 😃

  • @ak_wild
    @ak_wild 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    J'utilise un micro 4/3 depuis un moment, chez lumix, avec un leica 100-400mm. J'ai parfois une frustration en basse lumière, ou en manque de bokeh, mais le focale x2 vaut bien ce sacrifice je trouve.
    Malheureusement aucune marque ne permet d'avoir un mft et un plein format avec un même objectif.

  • @alanbarnett7747
    @alanbarnett7747 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I realize that the concept is the point, not the way to structure it and I think the concept is excellent. But I hesitate to add another 365+ new notes in the Notes app in one fell swoop (in addition to the 365 I had added with your perpetual diary idea😀). It was easy to adopt your concept in one note, by making each month a Heading with the weekly and daily information tucked inside. Being able to collapse all but the one month I'm working in allows me to focus on it. FWIW

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      absolutely, the concept is the key point, and I'm glad you have found a way to implement it that suits your needs and preferences! 👍

  • @MsCharlotte2001
    @MsCharlotte2001 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was diagnosed level 1 in my early 40s. Nearly a decade (plus perimenopause) later, I find my support needs have gone up a LOT, but it hadn't occurred to me that I might have 'graduated' to level 2 until I stumbled across your video. Thank you so very, very much ❤❤❤

  • @Nathen
    @Nathen หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    QUESTION: what about goals that require the same task over and over again for weeks or months like writing a book (write x # of words) or making music (write music)?

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      in general I would try and have each day focused on a different thing, so instead of having "write x words" repeated every day, I would have something along the lines of "draft book structure", "write chapter 1", "sketch character X", "describe the castle where the action happens", or maybe "sketch chapter 5 and send it to John for feedback" and so on. I hope that gives you the idea. Similarly, for music, instead of a generic "write music", you could have "define basic chords for the chorus", "craft an 4-bar melodic line", "jot down the lyrics for the chorus", "pick a good bass sound and write a basic groove", etc. In general, done is better than perfect, so it's key to work on each task for a defined amount of time - let's say, a day - and then call it "done" and move on to the next task. At the end, you will have a finished product (a book, or a song) that might be just ok, but at least it's complete, and you can then improve an existing thing instead of agonising over a never-finished idea.

  • @MrGrokNRoll
    @MrGrokNRoll หลายเดือนก่อน

    I might have missed it, but what I'm missing here is planning of the unplannable :)
    If I'm creating goals for /every/single/day/ then any inevitable disruption will derail my whole overall plan and by pushing it into the next month, creating a very different kind of cascade.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hi, there is no need to create goals for every single day (or even goals for every single month for that matter ). Just adapt it to your own goals/style/free time.

  • @ashleyvanstone6999
    @ashleyvanstone6999 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My concern is that by the time you get to the March goals, you are already doing ALL of the January and February tasks, ON TOP of the March ones.
    I legitimately only have 30 mins of free time a day. It's hard for me to imagine using that time to work on my diet, do yoga and start blogs all within that 30 mins...
    So I like the cascading idea, but if any of those things are to become a sustainable habit, then wouldn't the preestablished habit get kicked to the side to make room for that months focus?

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Fair point. The cascade planner needs to work with the time you have available. If there are habits / goals you want to stack, then you need to plan the other goals knowing you will have less time available. At the extreme, if you want to do yoga every day for 30 minutes, then you won't have any time left for any other goals. (it would be a great result, by the way. I wish I had that consistency!:)

    • @Edda-Online
      @Edda-Online 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you identify only 30 minutes of free time, you probably have time blocks of work, commuting, chores, etc. Maybe, you have New Year’s resolution for some of those; you could apply the system to those.
      Usually l don’t make New Year’s resolutions. For me it makes more sense to try changes immediately. But even though there are inspirations I take from the video.
      But I don’t believe in constantly „working to be a better version of myself“. So if you don’t see any need for improvement, just enjoy!
      Have a nice day!

  • @elleastwood4552
    @elleastwood4552 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like this! Though I'm not sure how I'd break down "start diet" into daily tasks

    • @dv6738
      @dv6738 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Plan your meals
      Make a grocery list
      Buy grocery
      Delete fast food apps
      Remove unhealthy food from your house

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      based on my extensive research, this would be the high level plan:
      Week 1: Plan meals, limit to 1200 calories a day.
      Week 2. Cry over the fact you had to give up Pizza and Pasta
      Week 3. Devise strategies to access your secret stash of chocolate without the family knowing
      Week 4. Craft credible explanations to answer your family's questions around why you haven't lost a gram, and have actually gained weight

  • @johnrobertd748
    @johnrobertd748 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What if you have a goal where there are no steps to take?

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Can you give us an example?

  • @lu1982
    @lu1982 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m definitely going to try this!
    I have a question
    When do you assign the daily tasks for every day of every month? The same day you write your ‘new year resolutions’? Or you do it at the end of the previous month? Or the week before?
    Thanks in advance

    • @lu1982
      @lu1982 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry me again 😂
      Another question: let’s take your March example start a blog. I assume you’d would want to keep writing on that blog the rest of the year, so let’s say you write an article a day Monday to Friday. The rest of the months of the year you will be adding writing an article + the tasks you have for that day or other tasks you’re doing from another month goals right???
      I apologize if this is a silly question.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      the closer you get to the start of a new month, the more you want to have things planned. For example, at the start of the year you may have January (and maybe February) fully planned, March to June broken down just at the week level, and for the rest of the year you'll just have the theme for the month. Of course it doesn't hurt to plan more, but the goal is to tackle one goal at the time, so provided you have a plan for the month that's about to start, you're doing well!

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Definitely not a silly question. And you're right, if you have goals spanning several months, you need to make sure to keep space available for them. So in your example, you would keep writing 5 articles a day, and if that left you with just 10 free minutes a day, then your goal for the following month should be small enough to fit into those 10 minutes.

  • @lisagarbercoaching1356
    @lisagarbercoaching1356 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really appreciate your video and the whole planning process. I have started with my Yearly plan finished. But I couldn't download your shortcut. I am not sure why. It might be that I am on an older Mac and use Monterry so my notes or shortcuts don't work with your animation. Also, I have never used shortcuts and don't really know what it is. But it did pop up when I tried to download your animation. It just said: Hmmm. I guess i have the shortcut in my shortcuts but I have no idea how it works. Oh well, I can make some thing up myself. Thanks anyway. Enjoying your channel. Very helpful.

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video 👍 You could try launching the shortcut on iPhone or iPad if you have them. The process should be straightforward: Open the link to the shortcut, then choose "get shortcut", and it will be added to your shortcuts. then simply click on it and run it from the shortcut app when you need it.

  • @_fabiolaborges
    @_fabiolaborges 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    How do you measure the time you need to do the things?
    These days I'm trying to not overplan, cause I have the tendency of break down goals into smaller goals and tasks, designate days for them, but in my day-to-day I'm never able to follow the time I set. So I replan many times and keep failing, then everything starts to pile up in ever shorter periods of time, and I end up doing nothing out of anxiety 🙈
    This is so frustrating that I just stopped planning in detail haha

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Sometimes the time allocated to an activity is more a time limit than an actual estimate. this is especially useful for creative or research based tasks that could otherwise go on forever! Having said that, if you find that you keep "failing" however you slice your tasks, maybe the problem is not with your planning but with your actual motivation/interest in working on those things?

    • @_fabiolaborges
      @_fabiolaborges 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Patrick-NP I see! 🤔
      It's true that sometimes I procrastinate some tasks hhaha But there are many times when I simply take longer to do things too.
      For example, I'm doing an art project and I divided it into smaller tasks. I thought it would take 3 days to do something, but in the process of drawing, I realized aspects that I hadn't thought of before and it took me longer to try to solve them.
      This happens frequently with me, I always underestimate tasks or overestimate myself!
      Maybe it's cause I don't have much experience in what I'm doing yet, so I don't know how to measure it very well...

    • @JillofAllTrades2
      @JillofAllTrades2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@_fabiolaborgesContributing factors could be the need for perfectionism, time blindness (relevant for individuals experiencing ADD), unrealistic expectations (go hand-in-hand with ignorance/inexperience-sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know). Try building in some cushion time for new or particularly challenging projects in anticipation of potential hurdles or roadblocks. With my home maintenance projects I find I keep running head first into obstacles/blockers I hadn’t counted on and end up way, way behind on my timeline for achieving goals. I now set a goal of making progress rather achieving something specific in the allotted time. I’ve become more encouraged to keep going whereas previously I had been getting incredibly discouraged and had even stopped returning to work on a project. With the sense of accomplishment I feel after having made progress, I am able to come back to the project, motivated by the thought I will be making progress-whatever it happens to be for the allotted amount of time. 🎉🎉🎉

    • @MsJordanElaine
      @MsJordanElaine 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠​⁠@@_fabiolaborgesPlanning and accurately estimating how long something will take is a legitimately challenging thing to do. It’s a problem that permeates all aspects of organization and life. Just look up the term “planning fallacy”. That said while you will never be perfect at estimating how long things take (see aforementioned planning fallacy) there is some skill to it that gets better with practice.

    • @jasecoart
      @jasecoart 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same!! Sometimes I feel so dumb for taking so much time 😂
      Now I am learning 2 main things to control my anxiety.
      1) Enough is perfect ( I tend to over do it and waste too much time)
      2) Do it as your mind tells you (sometimes I get stuck by "researching" what others have done)
      I am too trying to learn some art skills and it's really consuming because it's not something we can simply learn, it's ever evolving!

  • @playmotion.trailer
    @playmotion.trailer หลายเดือนก่อน

    2025 resolution : make a cascade planner 🤣

  • @BeckazZ
    @BeckazZ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    first of all .. I liked the idea .. but let me be honest with u, why I should take long time preparing and formatting my system on an app like notes (which I like so much) while there are many apps which could give me better results with clean and good shape display even with their free versions .. I am taking here about task/planner manager apps .. I feel like to prepare this system it will affect my productivity and goals achievement negatively .... But indeed I like the video and yr idea 😊

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks! 👍 the idea behind this planner is the most important point, but then you can implement it in any system/app - or even using a simple notebook. I tend to keep these things in Apple Notes as I use it for many other things and it's easy to link notes if needed. I add the formatting because I like it, but that's completely optional!😀

  • @jasecoart
    @jasecoart 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing! Exactly what my mind needed to understand!
    My anxiety is telling me " you cannot just focus in one thing at a time, you need to work on everything now"
    but I will not listen to it!! 🤍

    • @Patrick-NP
      @Patrick-NP  หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks 👍