# Plans!? The sole idea of making plans goes sorely against *my* grain. I struggle a lot to work with any regularity. I tend to overplan or overestimate what I can achieve. And get distracted very often. But hey, I'm giving it a shot. I have some tools at my disposal! ### Kanban board I have been using a Kanban board since last month. After reading [Kanban in Action](https://www.manning.com/books/kanban-in-action) Here's a picture of my board! ![IMG_1452.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646614265601/ZGwCWW6UI.jpg) The basic principle behind it is to focus more on the *flow* of work items rather than how many of them you complete. That's great news for me because I get really anxious thinking about the number of things I need to achieve. Experience tells me that I always fall short with such planning. The way I use It (for blog posts) is that each post-it represents a particular blog post I am currently working on (spoilers!). And each column represents each stages of work necessary to finish it and publish it. Things like research, draft, rewrite, and so on. ### Pomodoro log I use a simple kitchen timer set to 25 minutes. ![IMG_1455.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646614279667/MiwmOHKYG.jpg) And a notebook with a monthly grid. ![IMG_1456.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646614301871/JARyHK9IG.jpg) As you can see, up until this day it is nothing short of a mess. I miss quite a lot of my goals, which are to fill all daily cells with 25-minute blocks of work. Often times I just get distracted before actually marking down a cell I just completed. Other times I get distracted before starting the timer. By the time I remember an hour or so has passed. ### The 5-point sheet outline I don't know if it is a named technique, I just call it that. Here, take a look at the outline for [yesterday's post](https://jorgerl.hashnode.dev/how-to-present-you-projects) Its very simple. I just note down around 5 different points I want to make. While researching the topic. That works as a guide for outlining and drafting the post. ![IMG_1453.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646614324909/F2lfQmVbM.jpg) I also use the back of the sheet to sketch the blog's thumbnail :) ![IMG_1454.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646614335347/aYVCXwTqr.jpg) # Epilogue This coming week I want to focus on setting up my linkedIn and GitHub profiles. And do some research on setting up SEO. As well as reading about blog monetization! (hey, a dude can dream right?) I will be using these techniques. And sharing my outcomes here, of course. Let's see how it goes! See you tomorrow!