Mike Vardy from The Productivityist shares practical details about his approach to planning and managing the things he wants to accomplish through the use of themes, modes and energy levels.

• John’s dislike for overly complex plans and the wasted time it takes to manage them
• Planning has value, to a point
  • “In preparing for battle I’ve also found that plans are useless and planning is indispensable” — Dwight Eisenhower
• The difference between “complicated” and “complex” plans
• Finding the “Getting Things Done” (GTD) methodology to be too rigid and not “human” enough
• Giving each day a theme that reflects the rhythms and cons ...