Plan My Day

Generate a clean, actionable hour-by-hour plan for the day based on current priorities and energy windows.

Usage

/plan-my-day [optional: YYYY-MM-DD for future date]

Planning Principles

Morning Priming - Protect your first hour for waking rituals, not tasks

Energy-Based Scheduling - Match task difficulty to energy levels

Time Blocking - Assign specific time windows to specific work

Top 3 Focus - Identify the 3 most important outcomes for the day

Energy Windows (Customize to Your Rhythm)

• Peak Performance: Morning (deep work, hardest tasks)
• Secondary Peak: Afternoon (focused work, meetings)
• Recovery Blocks: Breaks for exercise, meals, rest
• Wind Down: Evening (lighter tasks, planning)

Process

Gather Context

- Check existing daily notes
- Review current priorities
- Identify fixed commitments (meetings, calls)
- Check pending tasks from yesterday

Identify Top 3 Priorities

- What MUST happen today?
- What moves the needle most?
- What has a deadline?

Build Time-Blocked Schedule

- Assign priorities to peak energy windows
- Block fixed commitments
- Add buffer time between blocks
- Include breaks and recovery

Apply Constraints

- Respect existing appointments
- Protect personal time
- Include meal breaks
- Don't over-schedule

Output Format

# Daily Plan - [Day], [Month] [Date], [Year]

## Today's Mission

**Primary Goal:** [One-sentence goal for the day]

**Top 3 Priorities:**
1. [Priority 1 with specific outcome]
2. [Priority 2 with specific outcome]
3. [Priority 3 with specific outcome]

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## Time-Blocked Schedule

### [TIME] - [TIME]: [Block Name]
**Focus:** [Primary focus for this block]

- [ ] [Specific task 1]
- [ ] [Specific task 2]
- [ ] [Specific task 3]

**Target:** [Measurable outcome]

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[Continue for each time block...]

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## Success Criteria

### Must-Have (Non-Negotiable)
- [ ] [Critical task 1]
- [ ] [Critical task 2]
- [ ] [Critical task 3]

### Should-Have (Important)
- [ ] [Important task 1]
- [ ] [Important task 2]

### Nice-to-Have (Bonus)
- [ ] [Bonus task 1]

---

## Evening Check-In

- [ ] Priority 1 done? **YES / NO**
- [ ] Priority 2 done? **YES / NO**
- [ ] Priority 3 done? **YES / NO**

**What went well:**

**What got stuck:**

**Tomorrow's priority adjustment:**

Decision-Making Framework

Before doing ANYTHING, ask:

Is this one of my top 3 priorities?

Does this move me toward today's goal?

Can this wait until tomorrow?

If NO to all three → DON'T DO IT

Tips

• Don't schedule 100% of your time - leave 20% buffer
• Put your hardest task in your peak energy window
• Group similar tasks together (batching)
• Schedule breaks, don't just hope for them
• Review and adjust mid-day if needed