Note template
Daily planner template that starts with the three things that make today count
Your top three, the day's fixed times, the smaller jobs and a two-line look back, as one note you start each day.
- 5 headings
- Tasks you can tick
- You name it
Daily plan
The headings as the note opens. The line under each one is what goes there.
Top 3 today
The three things that make today count. If they get done, the day went well.
Schedule
The fixed points: meetings, calls, the school run.
Also today
The smaller jobs that would be nice to finish. They wait until the top three are done.
Notes
Anything that turns up during the day and needs a home.
End of day
Two lines before you stop: what got done, and what moves to tomorrow.
What's in it
- Top 3 today
- The three things that make today count. If they get done, the day went well.
- Schedule
- The fixed points: meetings, calls, the school run.
- Also today
- The smaller jobs that would be nice to finish. They wait until the top three are done.
- Notes
- Anything that turns up during the day and needs a home.
- End of day
- Two lines before you stop: what got done, and what moves to tomorrow.
How to use it in Palby Planner
- 1Open Notes and press the + button for a new note.
- 2Choose Daily plan. The note opens with every heading in place.
- 3Write under each heading. The checklist items are tasks you can tick.
- 4Change it and press Save as template, and your version is in the menu next time.
Other ways to plan the day
Plan tomorrow as blocks of time with a start and a length, so every task has a place on the clock.
3 sections, 9 tasksOne list sorted by when: today, this week, later, and what you are waiting on, with the three that matter today flagged.
5 sections, 10 tasksThe first fifteen minutes of a working day, as a repeating checklist.
6 tasksFifteen minutes before you log off: clear the inbox, check tomorrow and write down where you stopped.
8 tasksPick the hardest task the night before and do it first thing, before email, every working day.
3 sections, 7 tasksEmpty your head onto one list in ten minutes, then sort it: today, this week, calls, errands, ideas, and what is on your mind.
7 sections, 10 tasks
Questions
Your top priorities, the fixed times, the smaller tasks, room for notes, and a look back at the end. Printable planners often add meals or water. This one keeps to the five that decide how the day goes.
Three is enough to make a day count and few enough to finish. When they're done, the jobs under Also today are next.
Yes, and it's often easier. Pick tomorrow's three while today is fresh, and tomorrow starts with the list already written.
Yes. Print prints only the template, and Copy puts the headings on your clipboard. Neither needs an account.
Open Notes, press + for a new note and choose Daily plan. The note opens with every heading in place, and the top three are tasks you can tick.
Start tomorrow with the list already written.
Book a walkthrough to see the daily plan in the planner.